Sabi for tennis? Make we yarn about Venus Williams wey don knack wild-card to enter Australian Open wey go start on January 18, 2024. This one na big gist, because our girl dey come back after five solid years wey she grind out!

At 45 years old, she go make history as the oldest woman to ever play this tournament, shey you sabi? Last time she enter Melbourne Park na 2021, and she no carry last – she waka comot after dem beat am for second round. E be like say dat one don dey talk like say e be past story. Venus don dey kill am since 1998, when she first jam Melbourne, she even beat her sister Serena at dat time!

Dis grand slam wey dey come, na the 22nd time wey Venus go appear for main draw. She dey carry 54 wins and 21 losses for her record, so you fit understand say she no be small player. Although she don miss the trophy plenty times, she don carry runner-up for the finals twice, especially when she meet her sister Serena for 2003 and 2017! Gist no go finish for this family rivalry o.

As she dey plan to dey shine for court, she also signed up for Hobart International, wey go start for January 12, 2024, the week before the main event. How we go fit isolate all this heat sef? The lady dey busy! She don talk say, ‘I dey very excited to come back to Australia. I don get plenty memories wey sweet for my heart there, and I dey grateful say I fit return to the place wey don mean so much for my career.’

Talking about age, the record wey Venus go break na from Kimiko Date wey don retire but na she get the old record of 44 years when she play her last match for first round in 2015. Now, Venus dey set to show us say age no fit stop her shine. E go sweet to see her back for the court.

Life no dey hard for Venus as she just marry fine model Andrea Preti for Florida; in fact, she already don dey talk about how dem dey plan two weddings because of paperwork wahala wey dey for Italy. This one na love story wey go make Hollywood dey green with envy!

As we dey prepare for the game, make we no forget say the Australian Open dey full of hope and excitement. Na to grab your popcorn and wait make Venus show us wetin she fit do for court. As e be so, abeg make we dey follow all this gist closely. Who know wetin fit happen?