That Venus Williams lost her first Grand Slam match in two years — and what she says will be her last match of 2025 — didn't really matter Monday night. Certainly not to the thousands of supportive spectators in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats who roared for her best shots and,

In an interview earlier with US Magazine earlier this summer, Williams detailed the pain and struggle associated with her 30-year battle with uterine fibroids, which was officially diagnosed in 2016.

Venus Williams' incredible return to the U.S. Open, her first Grand Slam match in two years, ended in the first round of the tournament Monday night.