Venus Williams made an inspiring return to tennis this summer after not competing much in the past two seasons. The 45-year-old tennis legend first returned at the Citi Open in July and won her first match in nearly two years. She then played in the Cincinnati Open and the U.S. Open, losing in the first rounds of both tournaments.

Venus Williams was headed to a third set at the U.S. Open in her first Grand Slam match in two years on Monday night, facing 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova in Arthur Ashe Stadium. Williams dropped the opening set 6-3,