Venus Williams Still “Dreams” of Winning Roland Garros, Australian Open

Venus Williams during her first round match on Australian Open in 2018
Venus Williams during her first round match on Australian Open in 2018. Photo by Stephen Bartholomew/IPS/REX/Shutterstock

Despite being a professional tennis player for as much as 26 years, Venus Williams is still not thinking about wrapping up her illustrious career. Instead, Williams dreams of completing a “Golden Slam.”

Williams, who just turned 40, recently told Tennis Majors that she’s not thinking about retirement at the moment, and is focused on extending the list of her accomplishments. Among those is winning Roland Garros (French Open) and Australian Open.

“You always have to have dreams, so I keep having them,” said Williams. “I would like to win Roland Garros. I was not far from it. The same goes for the Australian Open: I was unlucky, I always missed it a little.”

Williams won Wimbledon five times and the US Open two times but failed to write her name into the winners’ list of the two remaining Grand Slams. She was close a few times, however, playing the French Open final in 2002 and the Australian Open Final in 2003 and 2017. All three times she lost to her sister Serena Williams.

It’s hard to see Venus Williams achieving her “dreams” as her latest Grand Slam title came in 2008 when she won Wimbledon. Williams also didn’t win a singles tournament since 2016, when she triumphed at Taiwan Open. But this won’t stop her from trying.

“I probably won’t be playing as long as what I have already played,” she added. “We’ll see how I feel. I still love winning as much, but when it’s over, it’s over.”

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