Venus Williams has started her first Grand Slam match in two years at the U.S. Open. Williams is facing 2023 French Open runner-up Karolina Muchova in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night.

Venus Williams, 45, played her first Grand Slam match in two years Monday night at the US Open, displaying some big serves and powerful groundstrokes before losing 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 to Karolina Muchova at Arthur Ashe Stadium.

Venus Williams has celebrated twice holding the trophy aloft on Arthur Ashe. But the most recent of those was in 2001. Now aged 45, she will play in the first round of the US Open, against Czech 11th seed Karolina Muchova.