After 16 months of absence, Venus Williams decided to re -export at the Washington Open. This is the WTA 500 on the outdoor hard yard. Here, former No. 1 in the world registered to attend both women's and female singles.
This morning, Venus had just matched the women's singles, with the encounter of Peyton Stearns. Before the opponent ranked 35 in the world and less than 22 years older, the veteran American tennis player had an impressive victory with a score of 6-3, 6-4. This is also her first single victory after more than 2 years.
This match, Venus started with a part of a white breaker right in the first delivery game. However, the 45 -year -old player quickly rediscovered the pace. She scored with dangerous and beautiful shots. In particular, especially the mischievous saving phase from a drop shot in game 3, causing the whole yard to explode.
A day earlier, Venus also had an easy victory in the women's content. She and Hailey Baptiste defeated Clerie Ngounoue and Eugenie Bouchard 6-3, 6-1 to reach the quarterfinals.
These 2 victories have a huge meaning to Venus at the present time. Need to write that 1 year ago, American tennis players had to undergo surgery to remove uterine fibroids. This is a disease that has been clinging to her for many years, greatly affecting her career and personal life.
Sharing after the match, Venus said: “I am grateful for playing again. Compared to last year, this year is very different, like the two worlds. Being prepared for the tournament instead of preparing for the surgery is an indescribable feeling.”
The victory over Stearns helped Venus win tickets to the second round of women. She will compete for the quarterfinal tickets with the No. 5 seed Magadelena Frech – a player who is in a very stable performance. Meanwhile, in the women's double content, Venus and Baptiste will encounter the number 2 seed duo Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai in the quarterfinals.
