Venus Williams receives Australian Open wild card for first appearance since 2021‎

Venus Williams is set to play her first Grand Slam tennis match outside of New York since 2023, after receiving a wild card into the Australian Open. The seven-time Grand Slam champion, who played three U.S. hard-court tournaments last year, including the U.S. Open, will make her first appearance in Melbourne since 2021. Williams, 45, won her first-round match that year before losing 6-1, 6-0 to Sara Errani of Italy in the second. She has twice reached the final at the Australian Open, in 2003 a