Venus Williams and her future in tennis: “Nothing is impossible”

At 45 years old, Venus Williams made it clear that she doesn’t want to hang up her racket at the moment, although when questioned about the future, the American remained uncertain during the recent US Open 2025 where she competed in three categories: singles, women’s doubles, and mixed doubles.

The American player explained that she was unsure about what she would do in the coming months beyond certain commitments to tournaments she had already agreed to attend. However, what she is sure about for now is that she still has the motivation to compete. It is now, during an interview with Parade, when she leaves the door open to continue playing competitively in the coming years.

Will she be at the 2028 Olympics?

“Nothing is impossible, but I would have to maintain the motivation to stay on the court for that long, and we’ll see. Nothing is impossible,” Venus repeated during the conversation, leaving open the possibility of participating in the upcoming 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.

The younger of the Williams sisters played her last Olympic Games in 2016 in Rio, Brazil, where she won the silver medal in mixed doubles, although Venus has three individual gold medals in her collection from winning in 2000, 2008, and 2012.

Although she had been out of competition for a long time, and some believed she had retired, Venus made a strong comeback at the US Open 2025, the American Grand Slam where she gave a tough fight in the first round against Karolina Muchova, although she couldn’t clinch the victory.

The Future of Venus Williams

Where she did win more matches was in women’s doubles where she partnered with Leylah Fernandez, reaching the quarterfinals in New York. Apart from this American tour consisting of the tournaments in Washington, Cincinnati, and the US Open, little else is known about Venus’s future, although she hinted after her defeat in Flushing Meadows that she had some commitments with events to fulfill at the end of this circuit season.

We will have to wait until the next season to find out if the winner of 14 Grand Slams will resume activity in Australia, if she will wait for the grass season as she did two seasons ago in 2023, or if she will continue with her plan to be present at nearby tournaments, namely, Indian Wells, Miami, and the summer US tour.

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