Venus Williams is back on the professional tennis tour at age 45 and will be returning to the U.S. Open next week for her first Grand Slam competition in two years.

Venus Williams has built a $95 million empire through tennis, business, and endorsements. She earned over $42 million in prize money and launched her fashion line, EleVen, in 2007. Williams also authored a book,

That Venus Williams lost her first Grand Slam match in two years — and what she says will be her last match of 2025 — didn't really matter Monday night. Certainly not to the thousands of supportive spectators in the Arthur Ashe Stadium seats who roared for her best shots and,