Four-time gold medalist Venus Williams isn’t quite done yet. At 32, the future hall-of-famer will look to hold on for Rio before hanging up her racquet.
“That’s the highlight of my career, being an Olympian,” Venus told reporters in Perth at the Hopman Cup. “I can’t even describe the feeling, so I’d like to feel that one more time. It’s three-and-a-half years away, so I have to keep my body oiled up and going until that time.
“But other than that there’s a lot to play for. The majors and all those moments. I’m going to try to make the best of my career while I can.”
Legends Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer have already mentioned their intent to make Rio their career curtain calls, so if we can get Novak Djkovic, Andy Murray, and Serena Williams on board, Brazil could be one big tennis retirement party in 2016.
