Venus Williams was struggling to keep up with Karolina Muchova in the first round of the 2025 US Open. After losing the first set with a score of 3-6, Williams demolished Muchova in the second set with 6-2. But in the end, Muchova won with the third set’s scoreboard reading 6-1, in favor of the 11th seed. Well, that’s what happens when one’s eyes search for their families in the stands, only to find them absent. Yes, we’re talking about Serena Williams ’ absence from the US Open. But in her stead, there was another former star who kept cheering for Venus Williams.

And she was none other than Serena Williams’ former rival, Maria Sharapova . The renowned journalist and tennis commentator, Jose Morgado, took to X and shared a visual of the Russian star sitting in the stands,

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