MELBOURNE, Australia — One could never accuse Venus Williams of being sensitive about her age. Not the way she keeps making self-deprecating jokes about it at the Australian Open.
Case in point: Asked about the Australian great Margaret Court after her third-round win over China’s Duan Ying-Ying at Margaret Court Arena on Friday, Williams said she had a letter from Court, a 24-time major winner, hung on the wall in her room as a memento.