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Indian Wells, California – 7 March 2024
1. STILL: Venus Williams reacts to losing a point at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament (AP Photo by Ryan Sun; ID: 24068036417792)
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Indian Wells, California – 7 March 2024
2. STILL: Venus Williams at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament (AP Photo by Mark J. Terrill; ID: 24067183441078)
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Washington – 22 July 2025
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Howard Fendrich, The Associated Press:
"It’s been more than a year since Venus Williams has played a singles match on the Women’s Professional Tennis Tour. That’ll change at the DC Open in Washington, where the 45-year-old Williams is scheduled to face Payton Stearns, a 23-year old American who is ranked in the top 40 and won singles and team NCAA championships at the University of Texas. Williams, of course, has a tremendous tennis resume. She was ranked number one in the world, and she won a total of 23 Grand Slam trophies, seven in singles, including two at the US Open and five at Wimbledon, 14 in women’s doubles alongside her younger sister, Serena, and another two in mixed doubles. Williams last played in singles in March of 2024 at the Miami Open where she lost in the first round. Her absence was in part because she needed to have surgery to have fibroids removed. She said after winning a doubles match in Washington, she hadn’t played doubles in nearly three years, that she’s happy to be back on a court, she’s having fun, and she’s thrilled not to have to worry about her health."
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London – 30 June 2025
4. STILL: Peyton Stearns of the United States during their first round match of the Wimbledon tennis championships (AP Photo by Dave Shopland; ID: 25182408711095)
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Rome – 15 May 2025
5. STILL: Peyton Stearns of the United States returns the ball to Jasmine Paolini of Italy during the semi-final tennis match at the Italian Open (AP Photo by Alessandra Tarantino; ID: 25135579601551)
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New York – 9 September 2000
6. STILL: Venus Williams, of the United States, smiles with her trophy after winning the women’s finals at the U.S. Open tennis tournament (AP Photo by Mark Lennihan; ID: 00090902607)
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London – 5 July 2008
7. STILL: Venus Williams of the US holds her trophy aloft after winning the women’s singles final against her sister Serena on the Centre Court at Wimbledon (AP Photo by Anja Niedringhaus; ID: 08070508306)
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London – 9 July 2019
8. STILL: Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams of the U.S hold their trophies after winning the women’s doubles final at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships (AP Photo by Tim Ireland; ID: 16191705913846)
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Melbourne, Australia – 1 February 1998
9. STILL: Americans Venus Williams on right and partner Justin Gimelstob hold the winners trophy after they won the mixed doubles final at the Australian Open (AP Photo by Mike Fiala; ID: 980201028)
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Washington – 20 July 2025
10. STILL: Venus Williams speaks to the media during a news conference at the Citi Open tennis tournament (AP Photo by Nick Wass; ID:25201547979688)
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Washington – 20 July 2025
11. STILL: Venus Williams speaks to the media during a news conference at the Citi Open tennis tournament (AP Photo by Nick Wass; ID: 25201547854038)
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Washington – 21 July 2025
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Washington – 21 July 2025
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Washington – 21 July 2025
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