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Serena Williams’ former coach and analyst Rennae Stubbs has disclosed that Venus Williams keeps receiving wildcards because she still drives massive ticket sales for tournaments.
Tournament organizers hand out wildcards to big names like Venus because her legendary status still draws huge crowds and media attention.
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Stubbs noted on her podcast that she has never seen another player possess such a deep, enduring love for tennis.
Stubbs believes Venus alone should decide when she wants to retire, and individual tournaments should decide if they want to offer her an entry.
Stubbs said on her podcast, “I am going to let Venus decide when she wants to retire, I am going to let the tournaments decide when they don’t want to give her a wildcard because she still puts bums in seats, she still sells and people love to see her play.
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“Until the tournament decides another player is more important to give a wildcard to, that’s up to them. I was on the tennis court with her today practising. I have never seen somebody love tennis so much and she is practising out there for hours.
“If you think she is just rocking up and playing and not putting the work in, you are sorely wrong on that. She was out there for almost three hours. She is putting the effort in, she’s working hard, I think we should appreciate her while we have her. I don’t think it’s going to be much longer; we’ll see.”
