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

NEW YORK (AP) — will make her return to at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation on Wednesday to compete in singles at Flushing Meadows at age 45.

entrant in singles at the tournament since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation.