WTA: Venus Williams, 45, to play doubles at French Open

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Venus Williams will compete in doubles at the French Open later this month, organizers confirmed on Wednesday.

Williams, 45, will partner with Hailey Baptiste, 24, for the clay-court tournament at Roland Garros, which begins on May 24 in Paris.

Williams, however, will not compete in the singles tournament.

She was a wild-card entry at the Australian Open, where she lost in three sets during the first round to Serbia’s Olga Danilovic.

Williams is a former World No. 1 in both singles and doubles. She has won seven Grand Slam titles in singles and 14 in doubles, including the French Open in doubles in 1999 and 2010.

–Field Level Media