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Wimbledon icon: Venus Williams

We take a look at the career of five-time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams.

The American, who is now 43 years old, still has hopes of competing at Wimbledon in 2024.

Williams is 11th on the all-time Wimbledon women's singles list, with five titles to her name, as well as six doubles victories.

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Four decades at Wimbledon

Williams made her Wimbledon debut way back in 1997, stepping out as a 17-year-old with minimal grass-court experience.

The 6ft 1in right-hander won her opening set against Magdalena Grzybowska, but the Pole fought back to eventually win the first-round clash 4-6, 6-2, 6-4.

That battling display from the teenager was a sign of what was to follow, with Venus lifting the Rosewater Dish silver salver three years later.

The American's first Wimbledon title came in 2000 when the elder Williams sister was seeded number five.

Having beaten Martina Hingis in the quarter-finals and then her younger sibling Serena in the semis, Venus collected her first Grand Slam title with a victory over the defending champion, Lindsay Davenport, in the final.

24 years later, she is hoping to compete in the singles for the 25th time as she looks to add to the 90 matches she has won to date at SW19.

Williams' sibling rivalry

Venus went on to defend her title in 2001 when she beat Justin Henin in the final, but she was stopped from making it three in a row by her sister, Serena.

The younger Williams sister won their 2002 Centre Court final showdown in straight sets, before again taking the spoils in the all-Williams 2003 final.

Venus eventually claimed her third Wimbledon title in 2005, in an epic final against fellow US star Davenport.

It took two hours and 45 minutes to find a winner - the longest women's Wimbledon singles final - with Williams eventually taking the third set 9-7.

After a surprise third-round defeat to Jelena Jankovic in 2006, Venus once again lifted the silver salver in 2007 after beating Marion Bartoli in the final.

That victory saw Williams become the lowest-seeded women's Wimbledon winner, with the 23rd seed dropping just two sets en route to the title.

For the one and only time, Venus beat her sister in the 2008 Wimbledon final - winning 7-5, 6-4 to claim her fifth women's singles title at SW19.

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