Married and Still Ambitious, Venus Williams Looks Ahead to the Australian Open

Freshly married and returning to the courts with a wild card in Auckland, the former world number one hints at a possible date with the Australian Open in 2026.

Jules Hypolite

le 23/12/2025 à 22h14

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At 45 years old, Venus Williams has no plans to end her career.

The former world number one, who celebrated her marriage to Italian actor Andrea Preti last weekend, will soon make her return to the courts thanks to a wild card received in Auckland.

"Andrea is an excellent coach"

During a Q&A session organized on her Instagram account, the elder of the Williams sisters dropped a hint about her upcoming schedule.

Prompted by a fan who claimed she was preparing for the 2026 Australian Open, Venus Williams humorously confirmed: "Exactly! Andrea is an excellent coach."

This fuels speculation about an invitation for the former two-time finalist in Melbourne (2003 and 2017).

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As we move to the end of this month and also closing out the year I am wishing all of those following me a Merry Christmas and a Happy/Healthy New Year.

Let's make that wish for all 2000 plus players hoping for 5 wins each day. Hoping ŵhen we open the results page to see all green, and no red. And especially NO CANCELED matches.

From me and my rotti JAZ, I bid you all good night, and see you in...

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why did tennis tonic void predictions on the match between Chwalinska and Huergo at the Quito tournament? The match was played to completion and on time. If TT feels the match is one sided, and of course it was, then don't put it up for prediction. This is getting irritating.

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The finals are here, and we scramble for the best finish. I've been chasing "King" all year and I was able to shrink the spread a little. Skelp is also closing the gap.

Seasons best to all the regulars in our league.

Will you all be back in the new year.?

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Steffi Graf completed a Golden Slam (not just a career Grand Slam) when she was 19. She is the only person to accomplish that, winning the four majors plus Olympic gold the same calendar year.

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