Williams had not performed for greater than a 12 months when she returned to WTA Tour motion on the Washington Open in July 2025.
She beat fellow American Peyton Stearns in her opening match of that occasion however has misplaced her subsequent six matches at tour degree.
That run consists of first-round losses on the US Open and the Australian Open after being granted wildcards. She competed properly in each encounters however misplaced each in deciding units.
Talking on BBC Radio 5 Stay’s day by day podcast from the Australian Open, former Wimbledon champion Pat Money stated he thought Williams’ standing within the sport means she needs to be thought-about for wildcards at future Grand Slam tournaments equivalent to this summer time’s Wimbledon – however provided that her kind and outcomes are deserving of them.
“Venus hasn’t performed plenty of tennis, she’s received one thing like three matches in three years,” stated Money.
“She definitely deserves a wildcard if she’s in some kind and he or she performs, as a result of she’s a celebrity. She’s one of many best tennis gamers we have ever seen.
“Quite a lot of Australians are saying ‘now we have received to provide them [wildcards] to younger gamers, why do we have to give it to Venus, she’s received to show herself’.
“She performed an excellent US summer time and he or she was enjoying good tennis. I am undecided if she ran out of fuel however it could seem so, [being] brief on match play at 4-0 up then dropping the following six video games. But it surely’s simply proven that she will nonetheless play tennis.
“Going ahead, Wimbledon can be nice for her to play at once more [but] I do not suppose the All England Membership ought to simply be handing her a wildcard as a result of she’s Venus Williams. I believe she’s received to show herself.
“She says she’s dedicated to enjoying extra tournaments and that is an amazing signal as a result of she’s simply brief on matches.”
