“I lost range of motion,” Venus Williams recalls the terrible injury that kept her out of the US Open against her will 

Venus Williams recalls her injury at Wimbledon and her road to recovery to make it back in time for the next US Open. 

“I lost range of motion,” Venus Williams recalls the terrible injury that kept her out of the US Open against her will 

Venus Williams (Via Open Source)

Venus Williams has been one of the most iconic players in the history of tennis. She has always inspired millions of people around the world. While many know about her highs, she shares a part of her lows and talks about the injury she had in her last Wimbledon appearance, which had affected her US Open run.

After suffering an injury in the third game of Wimbledon, Venus was in agonizing pain. She was up against Elina Svitolina when she slipped and screamed in pain, holding her already bandaged leg. 

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After 2 medical timeouts, she lost the game 4-6,3-6. However, the American did not want to miss the US Open, so made it there and played one of her worst seasons ever, getting eliminated early. 

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I went to Wimbledon and sadly slipped in the third game of the match and really got injured. I spent the whole summer pretty injured with my knee, like really struggling with it. I didn't want to miss the US Open, made it there, but definitely not my best performance after so much time off after Wimbledon. So, I decided not to play anymore the rest of the year and just give my knee a chance to heal.
Recalls Venus Williams on her YouTube channel 

She lost to Greet Minnen in the first round of the US Open, 1-6, 1-6. After the disappointing season, Williams was on rest for the next 4 weeks and revealed that he felt better during that time.

The American also shared that her knee was swelling day by day and the pain was intolerable, but after the rest, she felt fine and was shocked that her pain resided just by mere rest.

Venus Williams discusses the reason behind her decision to not play anymore for the year after the injury

Tennis legend Venus Williams remembers the time of her injury during the 2023 Wimbledon, where she was out early in the tournament. The injury turned out to be huge, as the American recalls having immense pain while standing up and a regular increase in swelling that did not seem to slow down for a while. 

Due to this, the 43-year-old was unable to train properly due to the lack of motion and hence had to stop playing for a while.

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Venus Williams (Via WWD)
Just like pain from sitting around, like my knee hurts, my knee is swelling every day. It's very difficult to play tennis or any sport when you have like the swelling cycle when your body won't stop swelling.
Said the American idol
With the swelling I was having, I lost range of motion. This is what I was going through in the summer. I couldn't get my swelling down, I lost range of motion, the nature of my injury was you know, all this stuff. But anyway, I was dealing with all that, so, I decided not to play anymore.
She further added

This was how the summer went for the American star, who is all set to miss the initial part of the 2024 season and aims to return before the US Open. Williams sets March as her target when the tournament goes to the States and hopes to return then fully recovered.

2024 is the season of many returns, and Venus may be one of the returning players waiting to take back the throne at this age.

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