more than three hours game – Corriere.it

Venus Williams she is 43 years old and currently number 697 in the world, but for an afternoon the American tennis player went back in time to when she was known as The Black Venus and won title after title (49 in his career). happened to Birmingham Classics — grass tournament in preparation a Wimbledon — where she beat the Italian Camila Giorgi 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 at the end of a battle of three hours and 17′. This is the first success in almost four years against an opponent in the top 50 of the rankings. Venus, seven Grand Slams in her showcase, was out for six months with a hamstring injury suffered in Auckland in the first week of the year. Upon her return last week, she lost to 17-year-old Celine Naef in the first round of the Libema Open in the Netherlands.

Venus’ happiness: Great to have made it

There were so many moments when I thought. “This match is over”. Then Camila pushed me to be better than I thought I could be and it was fantastic for me – the words of Venus Williams -. I haven’t played many games, great to have made it. If the American is not in perfect condition, the same goes for Camila Giorgi, 11 years younger than her opponent, struggling with a sore knee: I would need at least a month’s break to recover completely, the admission of the blue. Meanwhile, in the men’s field, it is played at Queen’s, where there is no Berrettini. Debut without worries for Lorenzo Musetti, who prevailed two sets to zero on the British Jan Choinski, admitted with a wild card, with a score of 6-4 6-2. In the next round, he will face twenty-year-old American Ben Shelton, number 35 in the ranking.