Tennis great Venus Williams pulled off a shock victory at the Birmingham Classic. Yes, the victory of the elder Williams sister is being described as an upset and that is because she is currently ranked 697 and she defeated 48th ranked Camila Giorgi in a thrilling match. It was by no means an outright victory as Venus battled hard for more than three hours to record her first win over a top 50 player in nearly four years.
She is clearly not finished at the age of 43 and has made a comeback from injury. Venus Williams suffered a hamstring injury in Auckland in January this year. However, in the first tournament upon her return, she was defeated by 17-year-old Celine Nef in the first round of the Libima Open.
Nevertheless, the seven-time Grand Slam champion and five-time Wimbledon singles winner overcame the disappointment that stunned Giorgi, with the scoreline reading – 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6). “There were moments where I thought, ‘This match is over,’ so she’ll hit a shot out of nowhere. She’s pushed me to be better than I thought I could be, and that’s great for me.” I haven’t played a lot of matches, and it’s great to come through,” Williams said after the match.
Meanwhile, Giorgi is facing a lot of criticism for celebrating a point she earned after Williams fell on the court during the match. The incident happened during the first set of the match and the former coach of Serena Williams reprimanded Giorgi saying that it was the worst moment of his career.
“Camila Giorgi screamed c when @Venuseswilliams fell over and screamed! I mean wtf!!! I honestly think this might be the lowest moment of her career!!!! And you will never see this face on your face again!” Don’t want to see that coming! Come on V!” Stubbs tweeted.