Venus Williams visits Rafael Nadal Academy in Mallorca seemingly preparing for Canadian Open

Former world number one Venus Williams has visited the Rafael Nadal Academy ahead of the Canadian Open.

The 43-year-old has surprised many with her ability and hunger to compete at the highest level despite her age.

In one more effort to keep herself ready for the upcoming tournaments, especially the Canadian Open, Venus visited the academy owned by men’s former world number one Nadal in his hometown Mallorca.

Venus remains one of the most successful players in the history of women’s singles tennis, having won as many as seven Grand Slam titles in her career.

Out of all the major events, Wimbledon remained her most successful one where she lifted the title five times — 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008. Other than that, she also went on to win two US Open titles in her career in 2000 and 2001.

However, she has never managed to win the French Open or Australian Open title in her career.

Her best outing in Melbourne was in 2003 and in 2017 but on both occasions, she ended up on the losing side against her own sister Serena Williams.

In the French Open, Venus once again lost to her sister Serena in the final in 2002 in straight sets with a score of 7-5, 6-3.