Venus Williams Receives US Open Wild-Card Entry

Venus Williams returns the ball during her match against Karolina Pliskova on Center Court during the 2022 Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Aug. 16, 2022. Phil Didion/USA TODAY NETWORK via Field Level Media

Two-time champion Venus Williams received a wild-card entry into the upcoming U.S. Open, the United States Tennis Association said Wednesday.

Williams, 42, won back-to-back titles in Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001 but missed the 2021 tournament because of a leg injury.