Venus Williams‘s return to the court after an injury-stricken year received overwhelming support from her fans. Previously when the American tennis legend was selected for this prestigious tournament’s wild card entry, there was a huge backlash. Many believed that this former world number-one tennis star received this opportunity despite not performing over the last year. Notably, it’s Williams’ first time back at the Californian venue in 5 years.

Williams’s wildcard entry truly took Twitter by storm. Despite the initial fallout, the 7x major champion received quite a positive reaction from the crowd following her Indian Wells practice session.

Crowd’s cheer for Venus Williams at the Indian Wells 2024 receives an adorable response from the tennis legend

The official X (formerly Twitter) profile of the BNP Paribas Open shared a clip, where Venus Williams received an overwhelming response from the crowd as they cheered for the tennis legend and said- “Venus, you’re awesome! We appreciate you”. This unexpected yet overwhelming gesture moved the tennis stalwart as she responded to the crowd by saying- “You’re making me cry.”

The crowd’s response intrigued the tennis fraternity as their response was nowhere close to the backlash Venus Williams received on Twitter. On social media, people criticized how this opportunity of receiving wild card entry to the Indian Wells 2024 could have been given to a young player instead of the 43-year-old legend.

However, in reality, Venus Williams received much more love from her fans on returning to the professional tournament after a year plagued with various injuries.

Fans support Venus Williams’s Indian Wells 2024 moment with their overwhelming comments

The clip shared by the official X profile of the BNP Paribas Open 2024 received positive remarks from the fans. One fan commented how the crowd applauded Venus Williams’s performance contrary to the backlash on Twitter.

Fans gave a befitting reply to the criticism which said that Venus Williams is stealing the wild card from other players.

Several fans even argued that being a legend, Venus Williams deserved this love from the crowd.

Everybody supported the wildcard Venus Williams received from the organizers of the BNP Paribas Open 2024.

In a nutshell, everybody loved the whole ambiance and they admired Williams’s sincere response to the crowd’s cheer.

Venus Williams’s adorable moment with her fans at the stadium of the Indian Wells tournament speaks about the love fans have for the American tennis legend. It also expressed that social media can never truly represent the mindset of fans. For that, players need to step onto the court and interact with the crowd. What is your take on fans’ support for Venus Williams’s wild card entry to the Indian Wells 2024?

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