Venus Williams

VENUS WILLIAMS was victorious in her first match in 11 months as she partnered Jamie Murray for mixed doubles at Wimbledon.

She then set up two set points with another winner at the net and the team stole the second set 7-3 in the tiebreak before play was paused for the roof to close so they could continue under the lights. With Rosolska serving at 30-0 up at 5-5, she and Venus suddenly found themselves facing a break point after three in a row for Murray and Williams but the Pole saved it with an ace and held for 6-5. The surprise superstar duo had received a wildcard into the mixed doubles draw after the elder Williams sister had previously claimed she would not be playing at Wimbledon this year before following in sister Serena's footsteps by teaming up wih a Murray brother at SW19. And she was victorious in her first match in 311 days alongside home favourite Jamie Murray.

The mixed doubles pair defeated Michael Venus and Alicja Rosolska 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 to the delight of a lively crowd on Wimbledon's No 1 Court.

He and Williams forced the break to go 4-1 up, then held serve under the ever-present pressure; by the time the final ball was hit out of court, even their heads were turning in perfect unison. There was a pause as the roof closed before the climactic set and Murray, who had foot faulted a couple of times, slid straight into his first service game with three consecutive aces. Their opponents came out fighting in the second set, Venus smashing a ball on the bounce into the first tier of spectators. There was just the right amount of jeopardy in her and Murray’s first-round defeat of Venus and his Polish partner Alicja Rosolska 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in a match that took three sets and two and a quarter hours. Venus and Rosolska’s gameplan, targeting Williams’s serve and forcing her around the court, faltered against the resilience of her groundstrokes. After the game, Williams joshed her partner for playing hard to get (he turned her down for this gig last year, pleading a sore neck), but the truth was, she herself had had no plans to pick up her racket until she watched her sister Serena in action on Centre Court and felt suddenly inspired.

After all the hype, all the anticipation, all the build-up, Jamie Murray and Venus Williams walked out to a rapturous reception on Court 1 - and delivered.

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Venus Williams has won her first match on her return to the tour with a three sets win with Jamie Murray in the mixed doubles.

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Venus Williams marked the 24th year she has played at Wimbledon with a victory alongside Jamie Murray.

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Venus Williams arrived at Wimbledon last week with no intentions of competing, but after being "inspired" by sister Serena, she partnered with Jamie Murray ...

It was a great experience, play with Venus Williams. When am I going to get the chance to do that?" "For me, that was what I wanted to get out of it. On Friday night, in front of a packed crowd on No. 1 Court, the new pair defeated Alicja Rosolska and Michael Venus 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-2 in a first-round match that lasted 2 hours and 18 minutes.

Venus Williams marked the 24th year she has played at Wimbledon with a victory alongside Jamie Murray.

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Over at the second-most famous of the two behemoth stadiums, Court No. 1, 34-year-old Kiwi Michael Venus and his mixed-doubles partner, Alicja Rosolska of ...

I did, but not anymore.” Murray won with Jankovic and joked about the victory kiss as motivation, whereupon a reporter asked whether Murray had a girlfriend and he said, “No,” then asked whether Jankovic had a boyfriend and she, puckish as ever, said, “I have lots.” “Excited to get another match on Sunday or Monday, whenever that is.” “It’s one of the only ones I haven’t won,” she said, “so I usually put a little more priority here. John Feinstein: “Statistics are overused, but a handful of Nadal’s numbers go beyond breathtaking. Wimbledon starts: The season’s third Grand Slam returns in full with big crowds, roars and a little rain. I just not only played a match but won a match. “I had no plan to play,” Venus Williams would say afterward. “Not that I could play, but … I had no plans. So: “Just at the (ending) it was like, ‘Oh, my god, wow. “You played great,” Murray replied. So nice to play on Court 1, a load of people come out to watch or stay out to watch. Amazing to be on court with such a champion.”

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I just was so happy to have so much help today." That's why I was asking (Murray) last minute." "I had no plan to play.

Williams and partner Jamie Murray won a mixed doubles that was the first in any tennis discipline for the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion in more than 10 ...

In Grand Slam tournaments, Jamie Murray has won two doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles. The new pair’s siblings — Serena Williams and Andy Murray — joined forces in mixed doubles at Wimbledon in 2019 and reached the third round. I saw the grass and I got excited…..I haven’t played in a year so you don’t know what you’re going to get.” It was a great experience (to) play with Venus Williams. When am I going to get the chance to do that?” Venus said she had “no plan to play. They defeated Alicja Rosolska and Michael Venus 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in a first-round match on No. 1 Court. “Like, she hasn’t played for a long time.

The pairing of Williams and Jamie Murray was announced as a late wild-card entry on Saturday.

Murray also has a famous sibling — Andy Murray. In Grand Slam tournaments, Jamie Murray has won two doubles titles and five mixed doubles titles. Williams has won seven Grand Slam singles titles, including five at Wimbledon. She also has won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, all with sister Serena, including six at the All England Club. Also, she has two major titles in mixed doubles. WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Venus Williams made a winning return to the court in a mixed doubles victory with partner Jamie Murray.

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I just was so happy to have so much help today," she said. That's why I was asking (Murray) last minute." "I had no plan to play.

One of the biggest surprises at Wimbledon this year is that Venus Williams is competing with Jamie Murray in the mixed doubles tournament.

"I had no plan to play. This match will most likely take place on Sunday. Not that I could play but ... I had no plans.

The former world No. 1 returned a journalist's challenge with aplomb after making a winning return to action in mixed doubles with Jamie Murray.

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The reporter asked the mixed doubles pair, Venus Williams and Jamie Murray, about their reason for playing in Wimbledon this year.

Venus Williams has won five singles titles and six doubles titles at the tournament while Murray has taken home two mixed doubles titles. The reporter’s question referenced Venus’ sister Serena and Jamie’s brother Andy who lost in the third round of a mixed doubles pairing during the 2019 Wimbledon tournament. Williams and Murray, who wrapped up a second round victory in the tournament’s mixed doubles bracket, were hit with the question during a post-match press conference on Saturday.