Venus Williams is given a wild card into the US Open women’s singles draw. Multiple outlets report the 46-year-old will play in New York for the first time in 29 years since her tournament debut there, with the announcement coming alongside other wild cards.
The US Open is also leaving one women’s singles wild-card place unallocated, which creates a possibility that her sister, Serena Williams, could still enter the tournament. Sky Sports and Yahoo Sports specifically note the tournament is effectively holding a spot in case Serena chooses to participate. The Athletic similarly says Serena is not yet included and that the remaining women’s wild card is yet to be assigned.
BBC Sport and Yahoo Sports both provide key baseline details of Venus’s wild card, while other reports emphasize the uncertainty around Serena’s participation. Across coverage, Sloane Stephens is mentioned as one of the other women to receive a wild card, alongside several additional players, with the final place(s) still to be confirmed by the US Tennis Association.
