New York, July 22 (UNI) Seven-time major champion Venus Williams is training hard to make her comeback to tennis at the DC Open after more than a year away from the sport.
When reporters asked her about her sister Serena’s comeback to the game based on a video posted recently on social media, she replied that “I mean, I keep saying to my team: ‘The only thing that would make this better is if she was here,’ like we always did everything together, so of course I miss her.”
“But if she comes back, I’m sure she’ll let y’all know,” Venus told reporters ahead of her return, per the Associated Press.
Williams told reporters about a recent training session where Serena briefly joined her sister, saying she was still striking the ball after being away from the court for quite some time, reports CNN.
Serena – who won 23 grand slam singles titles, 14 in doubles with her sister and two mixed doubles titles – last played competitively at the 2022 US Open.
“She can take six months off and she clocks it clean,” Williams said, adding, “You can’t teach that kind of talent. She’s just so good. I don’t know what she’s going to do. I don’t ask those questions. I think we always hit the ball because that’s who we are, we’re always hitting.”
Venus Williams, a seven-time grand slam singles champion, last played a WTA Tour match in March 2024 when she lost in the opening round of the Miami Open to Russian Diana Shnaider.
