Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki handed US Open wildcards
Two-time champion Venus Williams and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki have received wildcards for the US Open.
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Venus Williams to play in 24th US Open after receiving wild card - ESPN
Venus Williams will be playing in her 24th US Open when the tournament gets underway later this month after receiving a wild card from the United States Tennis Association on Wednesday.
Venus Williams playing at a 'better level' after injury-hit start to season
Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams says she is now playing at a better level than at the start of an injury-plagued 2023 season after sealing her first top 20 win in four years by beating Veronika Kudermetova at the Cincinnati Open on Monday (Aug 14).
Williams playing at a 'better level' after injury-hit start to season
Seven-times Grand Slam champion Venus Williams says she is now playing at a better level than at the start of an injury-plagued 2023 season after sealing her first top 20 win in four years by beating Veronika Kudermetova at the Cincinnati Open on Monday.
Venus Williams Upsets Veroninka Kudermetova In Cincinnati
Venus Williams scored a straight sets upset of 16th seed Veroninka Kudermetova at the ATP/WTA Cincinnati Open on Monday, bagging her first win over a top 20 player in four years. The 43-year-old American veteran, who was granted a wild card into this week's tournament, rallied superbly to polish off Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5. The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion, whose career has spanned four different decades, showed great heart to recover from 4-1 down in the opening set before overturning a 5-1 deficit in the second to seal victory.
Venus Williams beats top-20 player for first time in four years - ESPN
MASON, Ohio — Venus Williams beat a top-20 player for the first time in four years, rallying from big deficits in both sets to knock off 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5 in the first round of the Western & Southern Open on Monday.
Williams upsets Kudermetova, Stephens beats Cocciaretto at Cincinnati
:Venus Williams upset 16th-ranked Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 7-5 at the Cincinnati Open on Monday, as her unseeded American compatriot Sloane Stephens overcame a sluggish start to beat Italy's Elisabetta Cocciaretto 7-5 6-2.
Hip-hop 50: When Nicki Minaj crowned Lisa Leslie the baddest - ESPN
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