Venus Williams insisted on Sunday that just being at the French Open was an achievement after an energy-sapping illness almost sabotaged her Olympic dreams.
The 31-year-old American was off tour from the US Open until Miami in March this year after being diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome.
As she fought to recover, air jordan 10 stealth, her ranking slipped to 134 in the world before she rekindled her hopes of making the London Olympics with impressive quarter-final runs in Miami, Charleston and Rome.
"It's a huge accomplishment just to be here. The biggest challenge was to learn how to live with it and that the key is to be here and to try my best right now," said Williams.
"Sometimes I think is this all my fault. Did I do something wrong to cause it?"
The American has tasted Olympic success before, air jordan 10 stealth release date, winning the singles in Sydney in 2000 where she also teamed up with sister Serena to take the women's doubles.
The sisters won a second doubles in Beijing in 2008.
Coming into Paris, Williams was well-placed to claim a spot at the London Olympics where the tennis tournament will be staged at Wimbledon, scene of five of her seven Grand Slam wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, air jordan 10 stealth 2012, 2007 and 2008.
The 31-year-old American was off tour from the US Open until Miami in March this year after being diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome.
As she fought to recover, air jordan 10 stealth, her ranking slipped to 134 in the world before she rekindled her hopes of making the London Olympics with impressive quarter-final runs in Miami, Charleston and Rome.
"It's a huge accomplishment just to be here. The biggest challenge was to learn how to live with it and that the key is to be here and to try my best right now," said Williams.
"Sometimes I think is this all my fault. Did I do something wrong to cause it?"
The American has tasted Olympic success before, air jordan 10 stealth release date, winning the singles in Sydney in 2000 where she also teamed up with sister Serena to take the women's doubles.
The sisters won a second doubles in Beijing in 2008.
Coming into Paris, Williams was well-placed to claim a spot at the London Olympics where the tennis tournament will be staged at Wimbledon, scene of five of her seven Grand Slam wins in 2000, 2001, 2005, air jordan 10 stealth 2012, 2007 and 2008.
Each nation can have a maximum of four players in their team at the Games but with a ranking cut-off of 56.
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