Wimbledon
On her birthday, and a week before Wimbledon begins, Venus Williams confirmed that she will not play the English tournament, which is also involved in controversy. With this, added to the already known absence of Roger Federer, the third Grand Slam of the year will suffer the breaking of a tradition that dates back to the last century.
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By Hector Orrego Bocchieri
18/06/2022 – 17:36hs CLT
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18/06/2022 – 17:36hs CLT
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By Hector Orrego Bocchieri
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The tennis world enjoyed a few weeks ago with the arrival of the grass tour and now they prepare their best outfits to receive the always exciting Wimbledon. That yes, the third Grand Slam of the year will not have the presence of Roger Federer (68º ATP) ni de Venus Williams (571º WTA)something that happened for the last time in the last century.
The absence of the Swiss tennis player on the London lawn was a situation that had already been confirmed a long time ago, but recently the American tennis player confirmed that she will not make it to the event either. With this, the tournament will have neither of them and will experience an unprecedented record in the 21st century.
This is because it will be the first time since 1996 that Williams and Federer are absent from the same edition of the La Catedral tournament, which will leave fans of this sport with an even more bitter taste, who have already had to regret the decision that they did not will award points for the ATP Rankings for banning Russians and Belarusians from playing.
Since Venus debuted in the British competition in 1997, at least one of the two has been in the tournament in the last 26 years.
Throughout all those years, Williams only missed the 2013 edition, while Federer will miss Wimbledon for the first time this 2022, since since his debut in 1999 there was no edition in which he did not play.
This past Friday, June 17, Venus Williams turned 42 and celebrated with her followers in a live broadcast on Instagram, an instance she took advantage of to announce that she will not be present at Wimbledon in 2022.
The third Grand Slam of the year is scheduled to start on Monday, June 27, an instance to which Cristian Garin and other prominent names in tennis will attend, despite the fact that in this past he will not distribute points for the ATP Ranking.
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