Two-time former champion Venus Williams is set to make her 25th US Open appearance after receiving a wild card into the women's singles.

The 45-year-old American recently returned from a 16-month layoff after a serious health scare and was among eight women's wild card recipients named on Wednesday by tournament organisers.

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams will become the oldest singles entrant at the US Open since Renee Richards, who was 47 in 1981.

Williams underwent surgery last year to remove uterine fibroids and missed most of the season.

She made her comeback last month and became the oldest WTA match winner since Martina Navratilova at the age of 47 at Wimbledon in 2004, beating Peyton Stearns in the first round of the DC Open.

Williams, the 2000 Sydney Olympic s

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