The BNP Paribas Open previously issued a press release revealing the former world number one had been awarded a wildcard to make her 10th appearance at the tournament.
“Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wild card this year,” the event posted on X in a statement attributed to tournament director Tommy Haas.
Tennis legend Venus Williams will not play at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament revealed.
The seven-time singles grand slam champion earlier confirmed to the TennisWeekly Podcast rumours of her professional return were not true.
The development comes days after it announced she would compete after accepting a wildcard entry.
