Venus Williams, 43, is handed a Wimbledon wildcard after impressing in warm-up tournament... with five-time champion set to make her 24TH singles appearance at SW19
- Venus Williams secured her first win over a top-50 player in four years this week
- She will now make her 24th Wimbledon appearance after being handed wildcard
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Venus Williams is set to make her 24th appearance in the singles draw at Wimbledon after the 43-year-old American was given a wild-card entry on Wednesday.
Williams is a five-time Wimbledon singles champion and was a finalist at the grass-court major in 2017, two decades after her debut at the All England Club.
Ranked 697th, Williams beat 48th-ranked Camila Giorgi 7-6 (5), 4-6, 7-6 (6) on Monday at the Birmingham Classic. It was her first victory over a player in the top 50 in nearly four years.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion next plays Jelena Ostapenko at the Wimbledon warm-up event.
Williams' younger sister Serena is a seven-time Wimbledon champion. Serena Williams lost in the first round at last year's tournament and soon after announced her decision to step away from tennis.
![Venus Williams celebrates during her impressive victory over Camila Giorgi in Birmingham](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/21/12/72368257-0-image-a-1_1687345896973.jpg)
Venus Williams celebrates during her impressive victory over Camila Giorgi in Birmingham
![The 43-year-old, five-time Wimbledon champion will return to SW19 for the 24th time](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/21/12/72368245-0-image-a-2_1687345906919.jpg)
The 43-year-old, five-time Wimbledon champion will return to SW19 for the 24th time
![Her supporters were out in force in Birmingham as she beat a top-50 player in Giorgi](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2023/06/21/12/72368259-0-image-a-3_1687345911008.jpg)
Her supporters were out in force in Birmingham as she beat a top-50 player in Giorgi
Ukrainian player Elina Svitolina and British players Heather Watson and Katie Boulter were also given wild cards for the women's draw.
David Goffin, a Belgian who reached the Wimbledon quarterfinals in 2019 and 2022, was among of the men given wild cards.
Wimbledon begins on July 3.
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