Tennis player Venus Williams received an invitation from the organization of Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year, to participate in the singles, a competition that the 43-year-old American has already won five times in 23 participations.
Positioned at 697th in the rankings, Venus Williams defeated Camila Giorgi, 48th, 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) at the Birmingham Classic on Monday, her first victory over a top 50 player in almost four years.
The Ukrainian Elina Svitolina and the British Heather Watson, Katie Boulter, winner in Nottingham, Jodie Burrage, finalist in the same tournament, Harriet Dart and Katie Swan also received wild cards (invitations) for the women’s tournament.
Svitolina gave birth to her first daughter in October 2022, along with tennis player Gael Monfils, and after falling down the rankings, she won the Lyon tournament in May and reached the “quarters” of Roland Garros, returning to the top 100. worldwide.
Source: DN
