The tennis star will invest in and promote the app, which offers users rewards for walking and visiting specific sites.

WeWard, the free walking app that rewards 20M users for every step, today announced that tennis champion and entrepreneur Venus Williams has joined the company as both an investor and ambassador. This partnership reflects a shared commitment to encouraging healthier and more active lifestyles worldwide.

Venus Williams wants to get people walking. The tennis star, who recently released her health-focused book “Strive,” has joined the app WeWard as a brand ambassador and investor. Through her role, Williams will be featured in a new advertisement,

The BNP Paribas Open announced last Wednesday that Venus Williams received an invitation to compete in the tournament, which would be her first competition in nearly a year. However, the seven-time major champion has declined the invitation.

It turns out 44-year-old Venus Williams will not be playing at the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament revealed on Sunday — days after it announced she would be competing there with a wild-card entry. “Our team has been informed that Venus is not accepting the wild card this year,