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Venus Williams fell just short of a remarkable US Open victory over Karolina Muchova in a gripping first-round tie.
The American tennis legend showed she was not ready to hang up her racket just yet, as she pushed the 11th seed all the way at Flushing Meadows.
Williams, 45, was the oldest player to compete in the women's singles since Renee Richards in 1981 and the third oldest of the open era.
She made life uncomfortable for the Czech, a semi-finalist last year, before eventually falling to a 6-3 2-6 6-1 defeat.
