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Czech 11th seed beats 45-year-old 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to reach second round
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Flushing Meadows bids farewell to American possibly for last time
Venus Williams’ 25th US Open singles appearance ended at the first hurdle with defeat to Karolína Muchová, despite a stirring second-set comeback by the 45-year-old American that briefly threatened an upset at Flushing Meadows.
Muchová, 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.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows
This news first appeared on https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2025/aug/26/us-open-2025-venus-williams-karolina-muchova-first-round-match-report under the title “Venus Williams’ US Open return ends with first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová”. Bolchha Nepal is not responsible or affiliated towards the opinion expressed in this news article.
