Venus Williams rolled back the years as she won a marathon match against Camila Giorgi in the first round in Birmingham. The 43-year-old prevailed 7-6(5) 4-6 7-6(6) after three hours and 16 minutes to claim only her second win of the season.
Ad It is Williams’ first top-50 win since late 2019. WimbledonWho's playing Wimbledon and who's missing out?9 HOURS AGO «I thought I played really well today, and she played incredible,” said Williams in her on-court interview. “So many moments I thought this match was over and she would hit a shot from out of nowhere.
She pushed me to be better than what I thought I could be. “I haven't played a lot of matches and it's great to come through.» Seven-time Grand Slam champion Williams has hardly played this season due to injury and is ranked at No.
697 in the world. However, she has not given any signals yet about following sister Serena into retirement. She showed that she can still compete at a high level as she came through a rollercoaster match against world No.