The most famous siblings in tennis will be represented in the Australian Open draw yet again, with Venus Williams awarded a wildcard into the season's first major in Melbourne.
She first contested the event in 1997 as a 16-year-oldA year after neither of the Williams sisters contested the Open for the first time in a quarter of a century, Tennis Australia announced 42-year-old Venus would return to Melbourne Park next month for a 22nd time.
"I've been competing in the country for over 20 years now and the Australian community has always supported me wholeheartedly. She has twice reached the Australian Open final, in 2003 and 2017, but lost to her sister on both occasions.
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