It turns out Venus Williams won't play at Indian Wells

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It turns out Venus Williams won't play at Indian Wells after the tournament announced she would
INDIAN WELLS, Calif. -- 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 with a wild-card entry.
Venus Williams Won't Play in 2025 Indian Wells Despite Receiving Wild-Card Entry
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Venus Williams declines Indian Wells wild card, tournament announces
Former world No. 1 Venus Williams will not play at next month’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells after declining her wild card invitation, the tournament announced on Sunday.
Venus Williams won't play at BNP Paribas Open despite wild card announcement
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.
Venus Williams never accepted Indian Wells wildcard: "I'm not playing"
Venus Williams confirms she did not accept the wild card to play Indian Wells: "I'm not playing. I found out about the wild card when you guys did. Just saying. I love Indian Wells, I would love to be there and if I could have accepted it, I would have been like, yes. But I… pic.twitter.com/y3CXDUKquL
Venus Williams denies that she's playing BNP Paribas Open
During an appearance in Denmark on Sunday, former world No. 1 Venus Williams denied she would be playing at the upcoming BNP Paribas Open, despite the tournament announcing in a press release Wednesday that the 44-year-old had been given a wild card.
Venus Williams Declines Wildcard for Indian Wells
Venus Williams Former world number one Venus Williams has turned down a wildcard invitation for next month’s Indian Wells tournament.Organisers announced last week that the 44-year-old had been offered a spot,
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Venus Williams will not be part of BNP Paribas Open after all
Tennis legend has other commitments overseas during the tournament, was caught off guard by the wild-card announcement ...
Venus Williams won’t play at Indian Wells despite receiving wild-card entry
Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., after all. The tournament announced on ...
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