2025-09-06 11:30:54
Venus Williams is “very proud” of the way she played at the US Open.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion made her return to the court after 16 months away at Flushing Meadows and was particularly pleased to have performed strongly in the doubles alongside Canada’s Leylah Fernandez.
Williams said: “I’m so thankful to the USTA for supporting me and my effort here. It would not have been possible without them and them believing in me to be out here.
“I think what I’m proudest of is it’s not easy to come off the bench. It really isn’t, and I have never had a lay-off that long. It brought new challenges that I wasn’t ready for, you know, in so many ways.
“So I’m very proud that I was just – I stayed myself. I didn’t try to play another game. I didn’t try to play it safe. I went for it, and that’s who I am. I go for it.
“When you go for it, good things happen. Perhaps I didn’t get there this time, but I know who I am, and I know that I can work once I have a little chance.”
Despite her impressive return in New York, Williams is uncertain as to when she will be playing next.
The two-time US Open winner said: “I don’t know. I was so focused on this tournament here.
“So I haven’t given that any thought. I do have commitments, you know, places I said I’d be, people expecting me to be there, like, the next few weeks. So I have to and show up.
“But I’m very serious about my commitments. I would never want to cancel now, so I’ll try to keep those. If there is opportunity for me to play, then hopefully I can get back somewhere this year. I just don’t know. I really don’t.”
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