Though Williams stays an formally lively WTA participant, she hasn’t competed since final 12 months’s Sunshine Swing. The preliminary announcement of her return was met with nice pleasure, however it seems the seven-time Grand Slam champion will not be but able to rejoin the tour.
BNP Paribas Open event director Tommy Haas addressed the state of affairs in an announcement:
Our group has been knowledgeable that Venus will not be accepting the wildcard this 12 months. We want Venus all the perfect and hope to see her again in Indian Wells sooner or later.
I’m not enjoying – I’m going to be abroad. I’m not going to be right here.
This assertion puzzled many, given the prior affirmation of her wildcard. In the meantime, Williams has not too long ago been noticed in Italy alongside Andrea Preti, additional fueling hypothesis about her present focus.
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