Seven-time Grand Slam winner and former World No. 1 Venus Williams will play her first singles match in nearly a year at Toronto’s National Bank Open next month.
The 42-year-old Williams accepted a wild-card entry into the main draw of the Aug. 8–14 WTA 1000 tournament, organizers said Wednesday.
Williams last competed in Toronto in 2019 and has not played a singles match on tour since the Chicago Women’s Open in August 2021, where she lost in the first round. Her last win came at Wimbledon in 2021.
“I’m so excited to be back playing the National Bank Open,” Williams said. “… I love the city, the tournament, and I look forward to being back in Toronto.”…