Venus Williams, at age 45, returned to the US Open and took No. 11 seed Karolina Muchova to three sets before losing in the first round.

Venus Williams put up a fight. But she came up short Monday night after pushing No. 11 Karolína Muchová to a third set in the first round of the US Open.

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.