7 d. ago Emotional Venus Williams, 45, falls short of remarkable victory on US Open return

The 45-year-old American pushed 11th seed Karolina Muchova to three sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium

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7 d. ago Venus Williams’ US Open return ends in spirited defeat to Karolína Muchová

Czech 11th seed beats 45-year-old 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach second round‘I love playing,’ says 2000 and 2001 champion at Flushing Meadows On an unforgettable evening in New York, Venus Williams offered yet another demonstration of her perpetual greatness as she battled into the night with Karolína Muchová, making the 11th seed’s life difficult across an intense two hours before falling 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in the first round of the US Open.As Williams took the familiar walk through the bowels of Arthur Ashe Stadium and on to the court, the 45-year-old’s latest appearance at her home grand slam tournament occurred on a notable date. On 25 August 1997, exactly 28 years ago, this stadium opened for the first time. Later that day, a 17-year-old Williams was one of the first players to compete on the court as she made her long-awaited US Open debut there, the start of her monumental run to the final. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Venus Williams falls short of remarkable victory on US Open return

The 45-year-old American pushed 11th seed Karolina Muchova to three sets on Arthur Ashe Stadium.

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7 d. ago Venus Williams makes her return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after 2 years away

Venus Williams has started her first Grand Slam match in two years at the U.S. Open

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2 w. ago Venus Williams, 45, will be oldest US Open singles entrant in 44 years

Williams to play first slam singles since 2023Oldest US Open singles entrant since 1981Seven-time major champ won in 2000, 2001Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam singles at the US Open after a two-year absence, having received a wildcard invitation Wednesday to compete at Flushing Meadows at age 45.Williams will be the oldest singles entrant at the tournament since Renee Richards played there at 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Venus Williams gets a US Open wild card at age 45 and will be the oldest in singles since 1981

Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open in singles at age 45 after a two-year absence

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3 w. ago ‘Love is the key, right?’ Evergreen Venus Williams plays on and on at 45

Seven-time grand slam winner is back on the US circuit with aim of being the best she can be despite health struggles“Still haven’t seen the Rolling Stones,” says Venus Williams, smiling, as she reminisced about her unforgettable professional tennis debut at the age of 14 in Oakland, California, an occasion that justified years of hype surrounding her stratospheric potential. Her first ever professional tennis match took place next door to a Rolling Stones concert. Now, 31 years later, at 45 years old, Williams is still here.Three weeks after returning to professional tennis for the first time in 16 months with a straight sets singles victory over the then world No 35 Peyton Stearns at the Citi Open in Washington, which marked her as the second-oldest woman in history to win a WTA Tour-level singles match and also silenced criticisms about her enduring presence on the tour, Williams now takes her comeback to the Cincinnati Open. Continue reading...

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