Hobart, Jan 13 (IANS) Germany’s Tatjana Maria registered a 6-4, 6-3 win over Venus Williams in the first round of the Hobart International on Tuesday. The first-ever meeting between the two players featured the oldest combined age between competitors, with Maria entering the tilt at age 38 and Williams at 45, since the 1973 founding of the WTA Tour by nearly three years.Venus has received a wild card entry for the Australian Open, which is set to begin on January 18 in Melbourne. This will be th…
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Melbourne, Jan 2 (IANS) Seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams received a wild card entry into the main draw at the 2026 Australian Open.It will be her first appearance at Melbourne Park since 2021 and the first time she will have competed outside the United States since 2023. Of her seven Grand Slam singles titles, none have come in Melbourne. Venus reached the final twice, in 2003 and 2017, and both times her sister and 23-time Grand Slam champion, Serena Williams, emerged victorious.In…