Venus Williams loses first-round singles match at US Open
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Add The New York Post on Google Venus Williams got ousted from the U.S. Open, losing to fellow American wild card Sofia Kenin 6-2, 7-6 (6) after not getting on Arthur Ashe until midnight.
After blowing a late lead in the second set, Williams has now dropped 14 straight singles matches since July 2025. It may well have been the 46-year-old’s last ever singles match in a Major, and after finishing one of the three latest women’s matches in US Open history she soaked in applause from the crowd.
Venus Williams reacts during her first-round match against compatriot Sofia Kenin at the US Open tennis championships on Aug. 31, 2026, in New York. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II Sofia Kenin reacts during her Women’s Singles First Round match against Venus Williams on Day One of the 2026 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 30, 2026. Getty Images Explore More Novak Djokovic brought to tears as body betrays him in stunning US Open upset First-round draft bust among Giants’ roster cuts Buffalo Bills’ $2.2 billion stadium dealt a fresh blow after preseason disaster “I always try to appreciate it, but it is definitely all business and there’s no room for error,” Williams told a small group of reporters outside her locker room. “As much as you get close to knock on the door, it still isn’t over until you really cross that line. So try to soak it in. It is more fun when the ball’s going in.”
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