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Venus Williams is in her 40's, after a long career as a tennis pro. I assure you that if she could still play high-level tennis, she would, but she is well past
by pclmulqdq 3y ago
Venus Williams is in her 40's, after a long career as a tennis pro. I assure you that if she could still play high-level tennis, she would, but she is well past retirement age (and the associated physical condition) in that sport. Pickleball is the sport she can still play.
- xpe 3y agoI suggest the following edits: 1. change: "high-level" -> "the highest professional levels". I'd wager Venus could play well easily until her 60s if not longer. There are many levels in tennis. There is are a range of competitive club levels. How often and how intensely she plays is another question. 2. Change: "the" -> "one" (w.r.t. "Pickleball is the sport she can still play.) Stepping back, in my view, some of the most interesting questions are psychological and personal. If you were to talk to a hundred former tennis pros about aging, what would they say? How much do they play? How does it feel? How do they shift their mindset as their bodies age? To what degree is tennis still fun for them?
- rectang 3y agoVenus Williams just crashed out of the first round of the U.S. Open, but she was ranked 407 in the world prior to that. She’s plagued by injuries, beset by problems from the autoimmune disorder Sjögrens Syndrome and a shadow of what she once was, but she’s still playing “high-level tennis”.