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46-Year-Old Venus Williams Withdraws, Ends Doubles Partnership

5/28/2026

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Venus Williams withdrew from the women's doubles at the French Open, ending her partnership with Hailey Baptiste.
Hailey Baptiste retired from her singles match against Wang Xiyu with a left-leg injury, prompting Chong and Erjavec to fill the doubles spot.
Williams, who turned 46, entered the Australian Open as a singles wild-card, lost in the first round and became the oldest woman in the singles main draw.

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Venus Williams withdrew from the women's doubles at the French Open, ending her partnership with Hailey Baptiste.
Hailey Baptiste retired from her singles match against Wang Xiyu with a left-leg injury, prompting Chong and Erjavec to fill the doubles spot.
Williams, who turned 46, entered the Australian Open as a singles wild-card, lost in the first round and became the oldest woman in the singles main draw.