Venus Williams is already a tennis legend due to her various achievements in the sport, however, she is not the cutest when it comes to talking off the court. The American tennis star made a spectacular comeback with a win in the mixed doubles event with Britain’s Jamie Murray. Venus told reporters that Serena Williams’ decision to come back from injury inspired her and she decided to compete again.
Williams and Murray defeated Michael Venus and Eliza Rosolska 6-3, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in the first round. Venus, who has not played a single match since August last year, was asked by a journalist whether she was coming back just for experience or to win the title. The 42-year-old was not impressed by the question and replied, “What kind of question is this?”
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Venus always plays to win.
After a year off, @venuseswilliams paired with @jamie_murray to play #wimbledon Mixed doubles.
Worth the watch: https://t.co/Vj89zGG6NK #venuswilliams #jammure pic.twitter.com/WRRkpyNiXA
— Tennisone (@TennisONEApp) 2 July 2022
Venus Williams also revealed of her mixed doubles teammate, “He worked hard to get through. I’ve wanted to play with him for ages but it was last minute.”
“I was at the French Open which is beautiful but my heart didn’t beat the way I looked at the grass.”
Jamie Murray also opened up on his partner, saying, “I was supposed to play with Venus last year, but I hurt my neck. I couldn’t say no twice. It was amazing to be on the court with such a champion,” said the 36-year-old.
Murray is a five-time Slam champion, having won Wimbledon titles in 2007 and 2017 alongside Jelena Jankovic and Martina Hingis. Williams, on the other hand, is also a five-time singles champion at Wimbledon and a two-time Grand Slam mixed doubles champion.