Venus Williams will be the first 45-year-old to compete at the US Open since 1981 when she faces Karolina Muchova on Monday.

It's a given that much of the coverage and attention devoted to Venus Williams' return to the U.S. Open, where play begins Sunday, has focused — and will focus — on how old she is. The American is, after all,

Naomi Osaka loves seeing Venus Williams in the women's singles tournament at the 2025 U.S. Open. "It's just really, I would say, inspiring," Osaka said, per the Associated Press' Howard Fendrich. "My only thing is: I don't really like how every headline mentions her age.