Venus Williams earns US Open wild-card invitation as oldest singles entrant in over 40 years

Venus Williams’ return to the tennis court is in full swing. 

Just weeks after becoming the oldest woman to win a singles match since Martina Navratilova in 2004, Williams will have a chance to make even more history at the U.S. Open after earning a wild-card invitation. 

The 45-year-old tennis great enters the final Grand Slam of the calendar year as the oldest singles competitor since 1981 — a milestone previously set by Renee Richards, who was 47. It also comes two years after her last appearance in New York, where she exited following a first-round loss.

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