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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Venus Williams, 45, Receives US Open Wild Card – Oldest Singles Entrant in Four Decades
Caption: Venus Williams, 45, Receives US Open Wild Card – Oldest Singles Entrant in Four Decades. Tennis legend Venus Williams will return to the US Open this month as a singles wild card at age 45 — making her the oldest singles entrant at the tournament since Renee Richards in 1981 - According to BBC. The seven-time Grand Slam champion, including two US Open titles, recently came back to competition after a 16-month break, earning her first singles win in two years at the DC Open in July. Currently ranked 654th, Williams will also compete in mixed doubles with fellow American Reilly Opelka. This year’s “reimagined” mixed doubles event will take place before the main singles draw begins on August 24, aiming to attract more fans and TV coverage. While some players welcome the change, others criticize it as unfair to doubles specialists. Additional women’s singles wild cards have gone to several American players, as well as France’s Caroline Garcia and Australia’s Talia Gibson. Instructions: THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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