Venus Williams makes retirement comment at the Canadian Open as the American believes she has a ‘long’ way to go

Williams denies any retirement plans as she wants to compete more at the Tour.

Venus Williams makes retirement comment at the Canadian Open as the American believes she has a ‘long’ way to go

Venus Williams (Image via Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

It’s been almost 30 years for Venus Williams on the WTA Tour. She has won a total of 49 titles, which include seven Grand Slam wins. She turned 43 in June and as she gets older; she is often asked about her retirement plans. The American has repeatedly denied wanting to retire, as she feels she still has a lot of tennis left in her.

The American recently was in Montreal for the Canadian Open where she hasn’t enjoyed great success particularly. In the press interview at the event, she was asked how much longer she would want to continue playing and also if she had any plans to retire. Venus replied,“I’ve been on the circuit for so long. But I feel like I still have a long way to go. For example, I have rarely been able to compete in top form here in Canada and I am looking forward to doing my best in this edition.”

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Venus was a finalist here in 2014. However, apart from that, she couldn’t really ace the Canadian courts. However, she still feels there is still fuel left in her to go beyond. She said, “I’ve spent too much time injured in the last few years, I don’t want to say goodbye to my work and my passion like this.” Venus feels that she has been robbed of chances to compete at the highest level and she would want to not end her career like this. Like most, she dreams to end her career on her own terms.

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Venus Williams bows out of the 2023 Canadian Open in straight sets

FILE PHOTO: USA's Venus Williams reacts during her third round match against Belgium's Elise Mertens during the French Open at Roland Garros stadium in Paris
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Venus Williams, who has traditionally struggled on the Canadian courts, once again wasn’t able to deliver her best. At the age of 43, it is tough to come up with a great physical game however; she gave it all on the court. She was drawn against fellow American and 13th seed Madison Keys. It certainly was not an easy first-round match-up.

Keys was a bit too strong for Venus as she finished the match in a little more than an hour. The first set was decided by two breaks of serve as Keys comfortably took it 6-2.

Venus hung on to the second till five games after all. Unfortunately, at the crucial time, she lost her serve, which allowed Keys to take full advantage of and wrap the match up 6-2 7-5, resulting in another disappointment for Venus. However, she has made it clear that she doesn’t intend to retire very soon and will still give the sport a shot. She, at any cost, would love to do well in New York at the US Open. It will be a local but massive event for her and a great run would do her good.

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