The BNP Paribas Open announced last Wednesday that Venus Williams received an invitation to compete in the tournament, which ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament ...

Former world number one Venus Williams will not compete at next month's Indian Wells tournament despite the WTA 1000 event ...

Venus Williams confirms she did not accept the wild card to play Indian Wells: "I'm not playing. I found out about the wild ...

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Former world number one Venus Williams turns down a wildcard offer for next month's Indian Wells tournament.

Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., after all. The tournament announced on ...

Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will not play at next month’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after declining her wild ...

An announcement that Venus Williams would be playing at the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells turned out to be a false alarm. Here's why.

Williams was announced as an Indian Wells wildcard recipient before publicly saying she wasn't intending on playing in the ...

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament revealed on Sunday—days after it announced she would be competing there ...

The veteran swiftly debunked rumors of an imminent return to the professional circuit, effectively turning down the wild-card invitation. Venus, who has not competed since March of last year, ...