Analysis: Only Venus Williams gets to decide when she leaves

[ASFN Admin]

The questions about Venus Williams’ future have been accumulating for a while now, some subtle, some less so. The bottom line, essentially, was this: As Williams accrued more and more early exits at Grand Slam tournaments — and, well, other tournaments, too — how much longer would she keep playing professional tennis? Starting her 21st Australian Open and professional-era record 88th appearance at all Slams, Williams beat Kirsten Flipkens 7-5, 6-2 on Monday.

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