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Venus Williams Out of French Open Doubles
28 May
Summary
- Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste withdrew from the French Open women's doubles.
- Baptiste's withdrawal followed a singles match injury on Wednesday.
- Williams, 46 next month, previously held No. 1 rankings in singles and doubles.
Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste have withdrawn from the French Open women's doubles competition. Organizers announced their withdrawal on Thursday, without specifying a reason. This comes after Baptiste sustained an injury during her singles match on Wednesday.
Baptiste was forced to retire from her second-round singles match against Wang Xiyu after landing awkwardly on her left leg. She was subsequently replaced in the doubles draw along with her partner Venus Williams by Eudice Chong and Veronika Rejvec.
Williams, who will turn 46 next month, has a decorated career, having previously held the No. 1 ranking in both singles and doubles. She was a singles wild-card entry at the Australian Open earlier this year, where she became the oldest woman to compete in a singles main draw.
Williams has a history at the French Open, having reached the singles final in 2002 and winning the doubles title twice with her sister Serena, in 1999 and 2010.
