‘I Have Been off My Feet’ – Days After Crushing Wimbledon Exit, 43-Year-Old Venus Williams Gets Real About Her Physical Status as Fans Await Hard-Court Comeback

It was the first round of Wimbledon 2023, and Venus Williams was eager to start her match against Elina Svitolina. However, things didn’t go as planned for the veteran tennis player. While maintaining a lead against her opponent, Venus injured her knee while trying to return a serve. She immediately fell to the ground, clutching her knee in pain.

The crowd was in shock as Venus was helped off the court by the medical staff. Venus had been struggling with injuries in recent years, and this latest setback was a major blow for her. Owing to the same, her fans were concerned about her and wanted to know how she was doing. One of the fans reached out to her on social media to get an update on it.

Venus Williams shared an update about her leg with her fans on social media

It was a disappointing end to Venus’s Wimbledon campaign, and there were many tears shed by her fans as she left the court. The injury will keep her out of action for several months, and it is unclear whether she would ever be able to return to her former glory.

Owing to the same incident, one of Venus’ fans asked her about the injury through her brand, EleVen By Venus, Instagram account. To the fan’s question, she replied on the Instagram story, “I am walking around and doing my thing. But mostly I have been off my feet. But I am working on getting back on to it.”

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Her response surely shows that her injury is still a work in progress. It might take her time to get back on her feet and definitely a lot more time for her to be back on court. Her fans also indulged in more questions, as her Instagram stories show.

Venus shares her key to champion mentality

One of the fans on Instagram also asked Venus Williams about what, according to her, is the key to champion mentality. In between all the questions about her serve and playing style, this question really stood out and Venus made sure to answer it.

Her answer in the Instagram story was simple that champions keep going until they get it right. Another thing she added to the same answer was that champions usually do what they love and love what they do. And for a person to become a champion, they need to be in love with what they do and keep doing it.

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