Venus Williams refuses to retire and can play Indian Wells at 44 whereas Serena does not envy her

The Indian Wells organizers have introduced that Venus Williams, at 44 years of age, could have an invite to the principle draw of the Californian match. Venus, ranked 974th within the WTA rankings, is reluctant to formally dangle up her racket even supposing she hardly performs. To seek out her final official match, it’s a must to return to the Miami Open in 2024. She misplaced within the first spherical to Russia’s Diana SchnaiderThe elder Williams has not left the US because the summer time of 2023 when she performed at Wimbledon and the Rogers Cup in Montreal. Final season, along with Miami, she performed at Indian Wells, additionally shedding within the first spherical to Japan’s Nao Hibino

A 15-year boycott

Venus boycotted the WTA 1000 at Indian Wells from 2022 to 2015 over match-fixing allegations and racist abuse she and her sister Serena obtained on the 2001 version. “I believe Indian Wells dishonored the US,” mentioned the Williams sisters’ father, who was their coach within the early twenty first century. The seven-time Grand Slam champion competed within the Coachella Valley for the primary time in 1994.
Along with Williams, the Californian match has additionally awarded a wild card to Petra Kvitova and Brazilian Joao Fonseca