Watch: Venus Williams pays a visit to her childhood tennis courts in Compton
Former World No. 1 Venus Williams recently paid a visit to Compton Park, now known as East Rancho Dominguez Park in California, where she and her sister Serena Williams started playing tennis. The two were introduced to the sport by their father, Richard Williams, at the age of four and five respectively.
Venus Williams posted a video on her YouTube channel on Friday in which she could be seen visiting her first tennis academy alongside her elder sister, Isha Price. The two explored the courts of Compton Park, and Venus became quite emotional reminiscing about her childhood memories.
"This is the first time I have come to the court where I grew up in years and it was definitely emotional. I have been back here before with groups of people but this time alone, definitely made me think... I mean you can always come back home but the feeling is, it's intense. This is where the swinging started," said Venus in the video.
Venus and Serena Williams played most of the tennis during their childhood at Compton Park before moving to Rick Macci's Delray Beach Tennis Academy in Florida in 1991. The two visited Compton together in 2016, when they were felicitated by the management, who dedicated two tennis courts in their honor.
Other than her visit to Compton Park, Venus also showed the viewers her small house, where she used to live with her parents and four other sisters. The seven-time Grand Slam winner also visited her school, Mark Twain Elementary School, and interacted with the students.
Venus Williams has not played professional tennis since August 2021
Williams was last seen on court at the Chicago Women's Open, which took place in August last year. The 41-year-old suffered a first-round exit at the hands of Hsieh Su-wei.
Venus Wiliams, now ranked #147, out in Chicago R1 to Su-Wei Hsieh, 6-2, 6-3.
That was her first match since Wimbledon and she is now 3-9 in 2021.
Vee playing the US Open next week with a wild card.
The American then suffered a leg injury which ruled her out for the rest of the 2021 season. Interestingly, she won just one match last year despite featuring in seven tournaments.
Venus Williams withdraws from the US Open because of a leg injury
This will be the first Grand Slam event in the main singles draw without Venus, Serena Williams, Roger Federer or Rafael Nadal since 1997 https://t.co/hLbPZtEKm4
Currently ranked 466, Williams' return date is uncertain right now.
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