"I find myself here, unemployed again": Venus Williams jokes in YouTube vlog after Wimbledon loss

Venus Williams joked on her YouTube channel about being unemployed after her elimination from Wimbledon.

The 7-time Grand Slam champion returned to WTA tournaments after a nearly 6-month absence. Williams participated in the ASB Classic in early January, but an injury forced her to take a break from the courts until the grass season.

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She surprised everyone at the Birmingham Open by defeating Italian Camila Giorgi in the first round, proving that at 43 years old, she still has the level to compete on the WTA tour. Her highly anticipated participation in Wimbledon, her 24th appearance, came with a wild card.

She made her debut against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina, who also received a wild card, and was defeated 6-4, 6-3 in an hour and a half of play. Svitolina went on to reach the semifinals of the tournament.

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On her YouTube channel, Williams uploaded a video showcasing her days at SW19 and reflected on the past two years in which injuries have prevented her from having consistent participation in tournaments. Despite this, she remains motivated to compete.

"I find myself here, unemployed again. I spent the last couple of years unemployed, trying to get back to tennis. Crawl my way back. Claw, clutch, fight all that stuff," former world No. 1 said.

"I found myself and find myself right now in another moment where I’m going to have to crawl, fight by, do what I have to do to get back," she added.

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The American legend acknowledged in the video that she takes away positive aspects from her participation in the recent tournaments she played, especially Wimbledon, where she won the title five times.

“I took a tremendous amount of confidence from it and I’ve had to do something I’ve never done before. Try to play a Grand Slam really quickly with little to no tournament play in the last couple of years”.

Venus Williams will continue competing in the upcoming weeks as she has been confirmed a wild card for the WTA 1000 Montreal, a tournament in which she was a finalist in 2014 but lost to the Polish player Agnieszka Radwanska.