Venus Williams’ return to the tour in 2025 drew plenty of attention, and there’s hope among fans she’ll keep going into the new season.

While she has already committed to a few events, she hasn’t yet said if one of them will be the Australian Open.

The 45-year-old seems in no rush to make that decision public, but whenever she chooses to come back, there’s no doubt any Grand Slam would be happy to have her in the field.

Her most recent appearance was at the US Open, where she pushed Karolina Muchova to three sets and also made a run to the mixed doubles quarter-finals. Not many saw that coming either.

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