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Washington – Why this special victory in Venus Williams in this special tennis match is a lot of reasons – one of the hundreds – resonated with many people.
That he is 45 years old, for a thing. Only a woman, Martina Navratilova, won a tour-level single match in the old state; His last win came at 47 in 2004.
That Williams has not entered a tournament anywhere in 16 months.
The uterine fibroids that needed his surgery.
And on Tuesday night when his 23-year-old opponent was asked after beating, Piton Sterns, 6-3, 6-4 DC Open, what others could take from those performances, and as a result, Williams was fast to provide an answer.
“There is no restriction of excellence. It is about what is in your head and how much you are able to put in it.” Thing not to consider how many times you have fallen down, “
Williams won in tennis for decades. When he arrived at the age of 14, his first Grand Slam title came to Wimbledon in 2000, less than a month after his 20th birthday.
He collected four main solo trophies before the birth of Sterns, and eventually wounded five with two in Wimbledon and two in the US Open, and five more women doubled – all with his sister Serena – and two mixed doubles.
“I have a lot of respect for playing, winning or losing,” says Sterns, who is in the 5th place at the University of Texas and NCAA Singles and Team title, “I have a lot of respect for playing, winning or losing.” You have achieved a lot of things. And at this age there is a lot of pressure on him and for a kind of maintenance. A lot of achievements for him for him. “
The challenge of Williams was no more public than the diagnosis of Segregne’s syndrome in the 21st, it is a energy-powered auto-immune disease that can cause joint pain in the joint.
Fibroids – Non -Cancerus Growths – and Shortly before the DC Open, Williams said: “Overnight where I was from where I was this year, stay here, stay here, to be ready for the tournament as opposed to surgery.”
Like the audience – “Whom I love, and they love me,” Williams said – will be able to see and pull for him under the lights on Tuesday, other players were rather excited about it.
Taylor Townsend said “I appreciate him a lot for being out here.”
Naomi Osaka Accept: “He, like the queen. There is a royal wind around her.”
“He is one of the best athletes of all time,” said Frances Tiafo. “Her and her sister, they are not just great for women’s play, not just great for women’s sports, they are so iconic.”
Nevertheless, there were some people on social media who was wondering whether it was understandable to give Williams a wild-card entry instead of up-to -et player for the tournament.
Mark Ain, chairman of the DC Open, said that the representative of Williams would have taken about two seconds to respond to “” of Williams’ representative in April.
A reporter wanted to know on Tuesday that Williams had proved the skeptors to prove the wrongs and had any satisfaction.
“No, because I’m here for anyone other than me. And there’s nothing to prove me. Zip. Zero. I’m here for me here because I want to be here,” he said. “And to prove someone wrong or thought about someone never won me and never hurt me.”
