Venus Williams explains why she agreed to play doubles with Leylah: "At first, I didn't want to"

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Although her intention was to perform well individually on the court – defeated in the first round against Karolina Muchova – the truth is that Venus Williams has managed to advance almost to the middle of the second week of competition in this US Open 2025. Her performance in doubles has propelled her, forming a delightful pair with Leylah Fernandez, with whom she has already won three matches without dropping a set. But how was this duo formed? The American explained it at a press conference after her latest victory.

"At first, I thought no, I'm not very good at doubles as I didn't play this discipline much. Honestly, I didn't want to go out and make mistakes, but an hour later, I changed my mind, I saw that I did want to. I didn't know if I would be able to do it, but I thought maybe we would have the chance to enter with a wildcard. I'm very grateful to the USTA for giving us that invitation," Venus expressed, already thinking about facing the world's number 1 players, Siniakova and Townsend, in the quarterfinals.

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