NEW YORK - Venus Williams showed flashes of vintage form under the lights at Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday but despite pushing Karolina Muchova to a deciding set the 45-year-old American fell 6-3 2-6 6-1 in a thrilling U.

Venus Williams, despite pushing Karolina Muchova to a deciding set in their US Open 2025 first-round match, fell 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 in a thrilling U.S. Open first-round battle.

Venus Williams made an impressive return to tennis this year and managed to make her way to the US Open, but she came up short in the first round.