Venus Williams has not competed since she lost in the first round in Chicago in August. The 41-year-old is still in good shape, but that she decided to take a break.
Venus focused her attention on promoting her products and enjoying social life. The American legend appeared extremely happy having fun at a party in Miami (Art Basel) with fellow tennis player Reilly Opelka. Venus and Railly seemed to be so excited to spend time together that they sparked obvious rumors about romance.
Nevertheless, Venus Williams clarified that Reilly Opelka is not her boyfriend during a QA session. After a fan asked: “Are you and Reilly dating?”, Venus Venus replied saying ” No @ReillyOpelka shot me down.”
Venus Williams used to date Nicholas Hammond, an heir to the Annenberg family fortune.
Venus Williams in 2021
Ranked world no.316, the American played her last match on the 23rd
of August when she surrendered to world no.108 Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Chicago (draw).Currently, during this year Venus achieved a compiled 3-9 win-loss record.
Reilly Opelka in 2021
Ranked world no.26, Reilly played his last match on the 26th of November when he capitulated to world no.27 Lorenzo Sonego 6-3 7-6(4) in the Rubber 1 of the Davis Cup (draw).
At the moment, during this season Opelka achieved a compiled 21-23 record. Reilly Opelka’s best performance of the year was getting to the final in Toronto.