Williams will be the oldest entrant in singles at the U.S. Open since Renee Richards was 47 in 1981, according to the International Tennis Federation.

This article was originally published on www.si.com/onsi/serve as Venus Williams Secures US Open Wild Card at Age 45. Venus Williams was a force of nature when she stormed onto the global tennis stage as a teenager, and she continues to shake up the sport decades later.

Multiple Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, at 45, received a US Open singles wild card, marking her return to Grand Slam tennis and becoming the old