Venus Williams accepted a wild card into the Canadian Open in Toronto, and she will now play her first singles match since August of last year.
At Wimbledon, the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion recently made a comeback. He teamed up with Jamie Murray in the mixed doubles, but they were eliminated in the second round.
Williams, who is now 42, hasn’t competed on the WTA Tour since the Chicago Open because of her difficult leg injury recovery process.
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Following her first-round loss to Harmony Tan of France at the All England Club, Venus, 40, will join her sister Serena in the singles draw and continue her recovery in Toronto.
Venus won’t be competing in the Canadian city for the first time since 2019, but it’s likely that she’ll use it as a warm-up for her first US Open since 2020.
“I’m so excited to be back playing the National Bank Open,” said Williams.
“I love the city, the tournament, and I look forward to being back in Toronto.”
The tournament runs between August 6-14.
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