By Richard Pagliaro | Wednesday, November 5, 2025Photo credit score: Corleve/Mark Peterson
Venus Williams is taking her sport to Auckland.
The 45-year-old Williams has accepted a wild card to play the ASB Basic in Auckland, set for January 5-Eleventh, match organizers introduced in the present day.
In Auckland, Venus will play her first match exterior of North American soil since she misplaced to Elina Svitolina within the 2023 Wimbledon first spherical.
“Legend standing, the one and solely, the game-changer, the all-time nice Venus Williams will return for the ASB Classic26,” match organizers introduced on social media in the present day.
Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus will return to Auckland a decade after she defeated Caroline Wozniacki to seize the 2015 Auckland crown and 26 years after she swept gold medals in singles and doubles on the 2000 Sydney Summer season Olympic Video games.
Venus Williams fell to Thirteenth-ranked Karolina Muchova in three units within the 2025 US Open first spherical and partnered Leylah Fernandez to advance to the US Open doubles quarterfinals.
General, Williams went 1-3 in singles matches in 2025, defeating Peyton Stearns in her comeback match on the Mubadala Citi Open in Washington, DC.
