Overview

• Williams received a main-draw wild card and enters as the oldest singles participant since Renee Richards.
• Her first-round match is scheduled for Monday night on Arthur Ashe against world No. 12 Karolina Muchova.
• The seven-time major singles champion is ranked No. 610 and acknowledged she faces a different challenge with limited recent match play.
• In July at the Washington Open, she defeated Peyton Stearns to become the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since 2004.
• Williams said competing still excites her and described tennis as being in her DNA as she embraces her latest return.