WIMBLEDON. Venus Williams gives bad news while Serena is ready to compete

Venus Williams will not compete in Wimbledon this year while Serena will try to win her 24th major title at the SW19.

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Venus and Serena Williams have written the history of Wimbledon after winning 12 titles in singles in total (5 Venus and 7 Serena). Unfortunately, during a recent Q&A session on social media, Venus Williams (42) announced that she would not compete in Wimbledon this year, but she will watch the major on TV.

At 40 years of age and after being out of competition for one year, Serena Williams will try once again to conquer her elusive 24th Slam. Therefore, the American legend will play at SW19 in two weeks. Actually, Serena decided also to compete in a so-called warm-up event in Eastbourne to check her competitiveness.

Venus Williams in 2022

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Ranked no.571, Venus played her last match on the 23rd of August 2021 when she surrendered to world no.281 Su-Wei Hsieh 6-2 6-3 in the 1st round in Chicago (draw).

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Venus Williams's Record
 

Serena Williams in 2022

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Currently the world no.276, Serena Williams played her last match on the 29th of June 2021 when she had to retire when playing against world no.38 Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the 1st round and the scoreline was 3-3 .

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Serena Williams's Record

Venus Williams and Serena Williams squared off 31 times. Their record is 19-12 for Serena Williams. Previously, the last time they fought against each other, Serena Williams won 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the 2nd round in Lexington (The Top Seed Open) in August 2020.

In the following video, you can watch the key moments of their match.

Venus Williams and Serena Williams

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