Venus Williams set to take in one final US Open warm-up at Tennis In The Land Cleveland

Former world number one America’s Venus Williams will be taking part in the upcoming competition Tennis In The Land Cleveland.

The 43-year-old will be participating in the tournament in order to prepare for the upcoming US Open.

The fourth and final Grand Slam is set to begin in less than 10 days’ time and players from all over the world will participate.

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The tournament is set to feature some other notable players including the 2017 US Open Champion Sloane Stephens, 2021 US Open runner-up Canada’s Leylah Fernandez and America’s Lauren Davis.

The draw for the competition — which is set to be played from the 19th till the 26th of August — will be announced on Friday.

Williams is a seven-time Grand Slam winner and also held the top spot in the WTA rankings back in 2002.

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The Lynwood-born most successful competition remains Wimbledon where she won the title five times.

Her first major triumph came in the summer of 2001 when she defeated fellow American Lindsay Davenport in the final with a score of 6-3, 7-6 to lift the Wimbledon title.

Her last major title was also in London in 2008 where she defeated her sister Serena Williams with a score of 7-5, 6-4. Venus also won the US Open twice in her career — in 2000 and in 2001.

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