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.

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. At age 45, Williams is the oldest singles player at the hard-court tournament since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981.