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'Nothing to prove': Venus playing free in Open return

American trailblazer Venus Williams will play at the Australian Open for the first time since 2021. (Chris Kidd/AAP PHOTOS)

Veteran great Venus Williams says she has nothing to prove in her Australian Open return, almost three decades on from her first appearance in the season-opening major.

Williams, a seven-time grand slam winner, has not played at Melbourne Park since her tearful second-round exit in 2021.

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