Venus Williams receives wild-card entry for the singles draw at Wimbledon

Venus Williams, at the age of 43, has been granted a coveted wild card to compete in the singles category at the upcoming Wimbledon Championships, which will begin on July 3. Williams, renowned for her remarkable career and numerous Grand Slam victories, will return to the prestigious grass courts of the All England Club for the 24th time.

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Venus Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, five at Wimbledon and two at the US Open. She is one of the all-time greats of the sport. Williams is one of the seven players to be named in the wild card list that was released on Wednesday. With this wild card, she will have an opportunity to display her exceptional skills and compete against the world's top-ranked players.

Venus Williams was in action at a grass-court event in the Netherlands and the 43-year-old upset 48th-ranked Camile Giorgi 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) after more than three hours at the Birmingham Classic for her first victory over a player in the top 50 in nearly four years.

Venus Williams was out for six months because of a hamstring injury sustained in Auckland in the first week of the year. The seven-time Grand Slam champion next plays Jelena Ostapenko at the Wimbledon warm-up event.

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Meanwhile, the wild card list also includes British players Katie Boulter and Heather Watson along with Ukraine's Elina Svitolina for the women's draw.

Moreover, in the men's singles, Belgian David Goffin, the world no 124, who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2019 and 2022, was among the men to receive wild card entry. Along with Goffin, Ryan Peniston has received a wild card along with fellow British players Arthur Fery, Jan Choinski, and George Loffhagen. Ten singles wild cards have been handed to British male and female players as one more women's singles and two men's singles wild cards are yet to be announced.