Overview

• Williams opens against No. 11 seed Karolina Muchova in a first‑round night session on Arthur Ashe Stadium.
• At 45, she is the oldest singles competitor at the US Open since 1981, according to Sky Sports.
• Her Washington comeback in July produced the oldest tour‑level singles win by a woman since Martina Navratilova in 2004.
• This US Open marks her record‑extending 94th Grand Slam main draw and 25th appearance in New York, per Tennis365.
• She says she aims to 'be my best' and enjoy competing, as fiancé Andrea Preti shared practice‑court support on Instagram.