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By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Sunday February 4 2024
Venus Williams is on the comeback trail again!
The 43-year-old has announced her intention to play Indian Wells and Miami this year, and cited her sister Serena as inspiration.
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“One of my goals is to play in the United States,” Williams said in a recent YouTube post. “To play in the Miami Open, to play at Indian Wells – I have not played there since 2019, due to injuries, and it’s a long time.
“That is one of my big goals on the horizon, to be there and do that – amongst many other goals on the court. My little sister Serena told me I’m not allowed to quit. Of course I would never quit, but it’s the mandate, she said no. So I will be back on the court, and in the meantime, I just have to go back to rehab.”
Williams was hobbled after taking a fall during her first-round clash with Elina Svitolina last July at Wimbledon, and wasn’t able to get her body right for the rest of the season. She would eventually take a cortisone shot in her knee during the summer, and play four more matches that included a Top-20 win over Veronika Kudermetova in Cincinnati.
She lost in the first round at the US Open to Greet Minnen of Belgium, 6-1, 6-1.
Williams, the WTA’s leader in Grand Slam singles titles among active players, is currently ranked 474.