Venus Williams Illness Update: Former No. 1 Tennis Player Vows Her Career Is Not Slowing Down Despite Debilitating Disease : TENNIS : Sports World News

Regardless of her latest outcomes on the court docket, Venus Williams has no plans of winding down her profession. Her latest feedback off the court docket are proof of that.

The New York Instances reported that the 33-year-old Williams is engaged on her sport to get again to the highest of the ladies’s rankings. She has scheduled tournaments in Asia and Europe after subsequent week’s U.S. Open.

She is enjoying apply matches, one thing the Instances reported that’s not a part of her regular routine.

A former No. 1 participant earlier than her sister Serena turned the dominant participant within the sport, Venus has misplaced 5 of her final six matches and now could be ranked 60^th on the earth. She is battling Sjogren’s syndrome – a situation wherein the physique’s immune system assaults its personal wholesome tissues.

Williams defined on “Good Morning America” in 2011, when she was identified with the illness, that she suffered debilitating joint ache, swelling, numbness and fatigue. She mentioned her stamina faltered.

Final week, Venus returned to “Good Morning America” final week and confirmed the combat she had left, regardless of her situation.

Host Lara Spencer instructed Williams, “There was discuss of you perhaps slowing down.”

“No, truly there hasn’t been discuss,” Williams fired again. “I do not know the place you bought that from.”

Based on the Instances, Spencer turned flustered and dedicated a reporter sin – saying she had been instructed to ask the query.

Williams confirmed no mercy: “I keep in mind I mentioned do not ask me that as a result of I am not.”

In any other case, Williams has tried to stay upbeat, the Instances reported.

“What else am I going to do, get down?” she mentioned. “The identical period of time you spend down is the period of time you may spend up. I do not like being down. I do not like feeling dangerous.

“I’ve an excellent life. I’ve had a possibility to dwell all my goals. I nonetheless have that likelihood. The one factor I can do is proceed to work laborious and luxuriate in being out right here, so that is what I attempt to do.”

Whereas she hears detractors, she does have assist in her court docket.

Venus has an incredible quantity of delight and she or he is aware of what an excellent champion she is,” mentioned Carlos Fleming, vp for expertise advertising and marketing and tennis with IMG. “I believe there are extra nice matches forward of her.”

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