Venus Williams is currently playing in Wimbledon, where he won her first match against Mihaela Buzarnescu in 3 sets. Venus’s sister Serena has recently announced that she will not play in the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, adding her name to a long list of tennis players that will not be part of the event in Japan.
Venus loves playing doubles with her sister Serena, and they won the gold medal on 3 occasions (2000, 2008, 2012). Also, she conquered the gold in singles in Sydney 2000. However, when asked if he knows it will play the Olympic Games, she gave a rather straightforward answer: “I do not think so.”
There is not yet an official list of the tennis players that will represent the United States in Tokyo. However, as of now, it seems that Sofia Kenin and Coco Gauff are confirmed.
Venus Williams in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.111, Venus owns a composed 3-7 match record in 2021. The American is participating in Wimbledon where she ousted Mihaela Buzarnescu 7-5 4-6 6-3.
Venus Williams will square off with the world no.24 Ons Jabeur in the 2nd round on Wednesday at 6:00 pm on Court 1. They have never competed against each other till now on the main tour.
The American won 49 titles in her career: 24 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 10 on indoor courts, 1 on carpet courts and 5 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Serena Williams in 2021
Currently the world no.8, Serena played her last match on the 29th of June when she had to retire when playing against world no.100 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round and the scoreline was 3-3 .
Presently, during this year Serena owns an overall 12-5 win-loss record. Serena Williams’s most significant achievement of this year was reaching the semifinal in Melbourne and at the Australian Open.
Venus Williams and Serena Williams fought against each other 31 times. Their actual head to head record is 19-12 for Serena Williams. Previously, the last time they played each other, Serena Williams won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington (The Top Seed Open) in August 2020.
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Gauff in Wimbledon, ranking, and results in 2021
Ranked world no.23 (career-high), Gauff has achieved an overall 29-11 match record in 2021. Gauff is playing at the moment in Wimbledon where she defeated Francesca Jones 7-5 6-4.
Cori Gauff will square off with the world no.370 Elena Vesnina in the 2nd round. In the past, they have never played each other as of now in top competitions.
Cori clinched 1 title in 2021 in Parma.
