That Venus Williams lost her first Grand Slam match in two years — and what she says will be her last match of 2025 — didn't really matter Monday night. Certainly not to the thousands of supportive spectators in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats who roared for her best shots and,

Venus Williams, 45, becomes the oldest singles player to compete at the U.S. Open since 1981 during her first-round loss to Karolina Muchova.

Venus Williams has lost her first Grand Slam match in two years in three sets NEW YORK -- 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.