Williams and her women's doubles partner, Leylah Fernandez, won against 12th-ranked Zhang Shuai and Ekaterina Alexandrova in the round of 16 on Monday, 6-3, 6-4. Following the win, Williams and Fernandez will now face either top-ranked Kateřina Siniaková and Taylor Townsend or Camila Osorio and Yuan Yue.

It certainly wasn’t the grand slam return Venus Williams will have dreamed of, but the 45-year-old said she is leaving the US Open feeling “very proud” after her 6-3, 2-6, 6-1 first-round defeat to Karolína Muchová.

NEW YORK (AP) — Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez reached the women’s doubles quarterfinals at the U.S. Open, defeating the 12th-seeded duo of Ekaterina Alexandrova and Zhang Shuai 6-3, 6-4 in their third-round match Monday in front of a capacity crowd at Louis Armstrong Stadium.

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez are still in the running at the US Open and have made it to the quarterfinals after defeating the 12th seeds Shuai Zhang and Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-3, 6-4.

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You haven't seen the last of Venus Williams at the 2025 US Open. Though she lost the first mixed doubles match, the tennis legend returned to center court at the Stars of the Open exhibition on August 21. Alongside fellow icon, John McEnroe, Williams came out swinging in custom Luar.

Venus Williams will continue her professional tennis comeback at the US Open. The seven-time singles grand slam champion received a wild-card entry for the mixed doubles event alongside fellow American Reilly Opelka,

Venus Williams, 45, and Leylah Fernandez, 22, looked like a natural fit as they dismissed Alexandrova and Zhang 6-3, 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals of the US Open.