Former World No.1 tennis player Venus Willams targeting competitive return in March

NEW YORK: The former World No.1 tennis player Venus Willams has no intentions of calling time on her tennis career just yet as the American revealed that she's 'targeting a return' to competition in March next year.

Williams said this week that the first-round loss she suffered at the hands of Elina Svitolina at the Wimbledon not only disrupted her plans for the fourth quarter of 2023, but also the start of 2024.

But in a recent interview with Tennis.com, the 43-year-old said she's now targeting a return next spring.

"I tried my best to recover for the US Open. I did not reach my form so now I am just resting until I get back. I am targeting March, that's when the tournaments go back to the States, so my goal is to be up and running when tournaments come back to the U.S," Williams said.

Williams played three events after that fateful slip at Wimbledon. She lost in the first round in Montreal, and beat Veronika Kudermetova in the opening round in Cincinnati for her first Top 20 win in four years before losing to Zheng Qinwen. IANS

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