Venus Williams, 45, did not play professional tennis in a year and a half. But he played in it Mubadla City DC Open This week in Washington, DC, and for amazing reason.
“I had to come back for insurance,” Williams said after his success in the first period. ” (She lost in the second round on Thursday.)
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Williams added, “This year, he informed me that I was on the cobra, so it is, I have to get my benefits.”
The crowd laughed, but Williams looked serious.
Venus Williams after becoming the oldest WTA match winner since 2004:
“I had to come back for insurance, because this year they informed me that I was on Cobra. So it is, I have to get my benefits” ????
– Tennis Letter (Thetennisletter) July 23, 2025
“I am always in the doctor, so I need this insurance,” he said.
Williams Is open About her struggle with her uterine fibrids, telling Now NBC News Earlier this month, this condition has affected it for 30 years.
Market Watch Reports The Women’s Tennis Association (WTA) players are offered insurance plans that provide global coverage for the wider travel requirements of the tour, but players need to meet some needs to qualify.
“Player members who are eligible for such access to health insurance should be within 500 or 175 in doubles, and they play at least three WTA 250 levels and above, including Grand Slam, last year,” the WTA spokesperson told Market Watch.
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This means that we can soon see Williams in a professional court again. He has also raised a lot of questions and comments in particular redditJoe Venus’s sister -in -law, Alexis Ohian laid the foundation of a joint about the cost of health care in the United States
According to ESPNWilliams made more than $ 42 million by playing professional tennis, while he won 49 singles titles, including Five Wimbledon And two US Open Championships. Williams also won four Olympic gold medals.
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