Venus Williams makes her return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after 2 years away Updated 7 mins ago Venus Williams has started her first Grand Slam match in two years at the U.S. Open. Williams is facing 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night. The 45-year-old Williams is the oldest singles player at the hard-court tournament since Renee Richards in 1981. Williams wasn’t exactly easing into things Monday. Muchova was seeded 11th in New York and made it to the semifinals there in both 2023 and 2024. Williams won two of her seven major singles championships at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001.

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