"Venus Williams' 25th US Open singles appearance ended at the first hurdle with defeat to Karolina Muchova, despite a stirring second-set comeback by the 45-year-old American that briefly threatened an upset at Flushing Meadows. Muchova, the Czech 11th seed and 2023 French Open runner-up who has twice reached the semi-finals in New York, recovered to take the third set with the loss of just one further game and progress into the second round with a 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 victory."
"Williams, competing in her first grand slam in two years, departed Arthur Ashe Stadium to a warm ovation, with uncertainty over whether she will return as a player to the court where she won two of her seven major singles championships."
Venus Williams, aged 45, exited the US Open in the first round after a three-set loss to Karolina Muchova, 6-3, 2-6, 6-1. Muchova, the Czech 11th seed and 2023 French Open runner-up, twice reached the New York semi-finals and recovered after a second-set wobble to control the decider. Williams mounted a stirring second-set comeback that briefly threatened an upset but could not sustain it in the third set. Williams was competing in her first grand slam in two years and left Arthur Ashe Stadium to a warm ovation amid uncertainty about a future return.
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