Tennis: Venus Williams gives injury update, admits being overwhelmed by it
Tennis: Venus Williams gives injury update, admits being overwhelmed by it
The seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams is expected to be out for a while because of a hamstring problem that kept her out of the Australian Open last month, but the 42-year-old is determined to play again eventually.
Williams received a wildcard and was scheduled to play in her 22nd Australian Open, but the twice-finalist got injured while working out at the Auckland Classic.
Williams didn’t want to go to rehab
“To be honest, I was super overwhelmed by the injury,” Williams admitted on her YouTube channel. “I’ve been injured a long time now and I couldn’t believe I had to go back to rehab.“
“After about a week, I started setting up my doctors appointments and started thinking about what was next for me and trying to really get a handle on how much time it’ll take for me to get back.”
“This is the kind of injury that you have to let it rest a bit before you can start to do serious rehab … You have to walk before you run and I’m starting to walk pretty good. Hopefully, I’ll be running soon, but for now, I’ll not be playing tennis.”
Williams, who has won two U.S. Open championships and five Wimbledon titles, is currently ranked 664th in the world after making her initial return to competitive matches in Auckland since being excluded from last year’s U.S. Open in the first round.
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