US Open Flushing Meadows 29/08/2023 Day 2 Wildcard Venus Williams (USA) wearing shocking pink “night attire” embarrassingly loses first round match 6-1 6-1 in just one hour 13 minutes to qualifier Greet Minnen (BEL) and “wanders off into the sunset” Photo Roger Parker International Sports fotos Ltd
The Miami Masters reached back into the archives with a wild card entry for three-time winner Venus Williams with former Grand Slam champions Caroline Wozniacki and Emma Raducanu also benefitting.
Williams 43, now qualifies as a part-timer, with her last appearance on court a first-round loss at the US Open six months ago.
She last reached the second round of a Tour event in 2019 with a grass quarter final in Birmingham nearly half a decade ago.
Williams has always considered Miami a home event, winning the last of her three titles well over two decades ago in 2002.
Wozniacki, who retired from tennis to start a family and is now a mother of two, has been attempting a comeback at age 33 since last summer. The Dane reached the 2017 final and last competed here in the 2019 fourth round.
The 21-year-old Raducanu has fallen flat since a US Open title from a qualifying start in 2021, with the Briton and her family team notorious for changing coaches after only a few months on the job.
No. 252 Raducanu is also aiming at a comeback after missing half of 2023 with injury.
She last played the event a year ago, exiting in the first round on her second Miami appearance.
She stands 3-5 this season, reaching the second round in Auckland, Melbourne and Abu Dhabi, here last time on court earlier this month.
Main photo:- US Open 2023 Wildcard Venus Williams wearing shocking pink “night attire” lost first round match 6-1 6-1 in just one hour 13 minutes. by Roger Parker International Sports Fotos Ltd
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