“I’m just constantly praying for good health, so that way I could have an opportunity to play with good health,” a jubilant Venus Williams said after her comeback win this year. The 45-year-old and 7-time slam queen played her first professional event nearly two months ago in Washington, D.C. and since then, she hasn’t looked back. Though a title is still elusive upon her return, her zeal for continuing her run on the court hasn’t slowed down. In the last two months, she’s appeared in Cincinnati and New York. But her end goal might be way bigger after all. Is another milestone waiting for the WTA icon?
How about the 2028 Olympics? Thus far, Williams has played in the following editions of the Olympics: 2000 Sydney, 2004 Athens, 2008 Beijing, 2012 London, and 2016 Rio. Overall, she has won four gold medals and one silver medal for her campaigns. Even in her last Olympics appearance, nine years ago, she won the silver medal in doubles playing with younger sister and 23-time slam queen Serena Williams. But the question begs – Is there any possibility of her appearing in Los Angeles three years from now?
Williams’ calm demeanor added a tease, “Nothing is impossible,” while underlining that “I would have to just keep the motivation to stay on the court that long, and we’ll see. Nothing’s impossible.” as reported by Parade on September 16. Simply put, she’s very much looking forward to play in her sixth overall Olympics.
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Now here comes the interesting part. In the event Venus sticks to her plan for 2028 in LA, she will go on to become the oldest tennis player to take part in an Olympics edition, thereby dethroning 18-time slam queen and WTA legend Martina Navratilova. She was 47-years-old when she played in 2004 in Athens.
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