<a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/venus-williams-crashes-out-in-opener-with-sister-serena-watching-from-the-stands-23292203" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Venus Williams</a> is gearing up for her 24th appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon after the 43-year-old American was given a wild-card entry on Wednesday.
Williams is a five-time Wimbledon singles champion and was a finalist at the grass-court major in 2017, two decades after her debut at the All England Club.
Ranked 697th, Williams beat 48th-ranked Camila Giorgi 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Birmingham Classic. It was her first victory over a player in the top 50 in nearly four years.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion next plays Jelena Ostapenko at the Wimbledon warm-up event.
Williams' younger sister Serena is a seven-time Wimbledon champion. Serena Williams lost in the first round at last year's tournament and soon after announced her decision to step away from tennis.
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Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina and British players Heather Watson and Katie Boulter were also given wild cards for the women's draw. David Goffin, a Belgian who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2019 and 2022, was among of the men given wild cards.
Meanwhile, Williams clinched her first victory over a top-50 opponent in four years, beating Camila Giorgi in the WTA event in Birmingham on Monday. Ignoring a knee problem that needed treatment in the first set and left her close to tears, Williams won a singles match for the second time in nearly two years. Williams, 43, battled to a 7-6 (7/5), 4-6, 7-6 (8/6) first-round win over World No. 48 Giorgi in three hours and 16 minutes.&nbsp;
She might be in well into the twilight of her glittering career, but the seven-time Grand Slam champion still relishes the feeling of winning a hard-fought match. She said: &ldquo;This one is especially sweet because I&rsquo;ve been away from the Tour for so long. The last couple of years I&rsquo;ve had little to no matches. There&rsquo;s a lot of memories and deja vu. Tennis is awesome.&rdquo;
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