The year was 1997, when the bustling crowd of New York found rhythm in the newly built Arthur Ashe Stadium. From then on, the tennis devotees who made their pilgrimage to Queens no longer had to gather in the time-worn Louis Armstrong Stadium. But little did the spectators know that the world’s largest tennis venue was about to witness a 17-year-old phenom who would be celebrated for decades to come. The teenager in a white Reebok outfit and beaded braids walked in on the green DecoTurf surface to make her debut. And, when she played, the onlookers chanted just one name. Venus Williams. And the rest is history.

After 28 years and two US Open (singles) victories, Williams still keeps coming back to the place where it all started. Generations have changed, formats have gotten revised,

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