Tennis ace, Venus Williams will make wild card entry in January's Australian Open.

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Tennis ace, Venus Williams will make wild card entry in January's Australian Open.

Two-time Australian Open singles finalist Venus Williams has been confirmed to compete in January's Australian Open after being awarded a wildcard in the main draw. The prestigious tournament will take place at Melbourne from 16 January.

Earlier, Venus Williams, the seven-time Grand Slam champion in singles has conquered the Australian Open final in 2003 and 2017 as well as won five doubles titles there.

In this 2022 WTA season, Venus Williams played just four singles matches in total. Unfortunately she has suffered early exits at the Citi Open, Canadian Open and Cincinnati Masters during this season.