US EditionAlcaraz Makes US Open Bow, Venus Williams Returns
Venus Williams returns to Grand Slam play after a 16-month break with a wildcard entry, facing 11th seed Karolina Muchova, a two-time US Open semifinalist with a 71% win rate here.
- On Monday night at Arthur Ashe Stadium, Venus Williams will face Karolina Muchova in a blockbuster opening-round match that extends Williams' long US Open history.
- The USTA's wild-card decision means Venus Williams returns after a 16-month hiatus, which included surgery for uterine fibroids, as she resumes Grand Slam play with renewed form.
- Muchova's edge is evident: she leads Venus Williams one-zero in their head-to-head after beating her at Flushing Meadows five years ago, holds a strong US Open record, and faces ranking points risk despite being the favorite.
- Most pundits predict Karolina Muchova will win, while Venus Williams aims to avoid a fourth consecutive Grand Slam first-round exit and secure her first major victory in over four years.
- Williams' presence coincides with the 75th anniversary of Althea Gibson's US national championships debut, and she said, `I think the most important part is that we are celebrating it and recognizing it.
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Venus Williams loses in three sets at U.S. Open in her first Grand Slam match in two years
Even at age 45, even after two years away from Grand Slam tennis, Venus Williams displayed some big serves and powerful groundstrokes at the U.S. Open on Monday night in front of a supportive crowd at Arthur Ashe Stadium, before losing 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to Karolina Muchova.
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Venus Williams makes her return to Grand Slam tennis at the US Open after 2 years away
NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams has started her first Grand Slam match in two years on Monday night at the U.S. Open, facing 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova in Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Venus Williams returns to U.S. Open at 45: I’m just trying to have fun, stay relaxed and be my personal best”
It’s a given that much of the coverage and attention devoted to Venus Williams’ return to the U.S. Open, where play begins Sunday, has focused — and will focus — on how old she is. The American is, after all, 45, an age at which no one has competed in singles in New York since 1981. That, in and of itself, is noteworthy. And yet there is plenty more that is significant about her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament in two full years, rega…
Four blues in the field, waiting tomorrow for Sinner's match. At one between Monday and Tuesday, before No. 2 of the world, in the field Venus Williams: at 45 years will attempt the feat against Muchova
The American legend, back in competition after 16 months of absence, faces Karolina Muchova (12th) this Monday. A great challenge for a hard tennis race.
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