Five-time singles champion Venus Williams handed Wimbledon wild card

Venus Williams is set to play in the singles at Wimbledon this year. Pic: Jacob King/PA

Five-time Wimbledon singles champion Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card for next month’s championships.

Williams, who played mixed doubles at the All England Club last year, has not played in the singles event since 2021 but rolled back the years on Monday to beat Camila Giorgi at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham days after her 43rd birthday.