NEW YORK. — Two-time US Open singles champion Venus Williams has received a wildcard entry into this year’s tournament, organizers said on Wednesday (Thursday in Manila), as the 45-year-old American continues her age-defying return to the court.
Williams became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 when she beat Peyton Stearns at last month’s Washington Open after a 16-month absence from competitive tennis.
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She last played in the US Open singles main draw in 2023, losing in the first round to Belgian Greet Minnen.
The seven-time Grand Slam winner is also playing in the tournament’s new-look mixed doubles tournament with compatriot Reilly Opelka.
Other women’s singles wildcards included France’s Caroline Garcia, in what will likely be the 2022 semifinalist’s last appearance at Flushing Meadows.
