NEW YORK — Watching Venus Williams lose again Tuesday afternoon at the US Open, it’s hard to imagine her continuing at 42 years old.
Father Time, they say, is undefeated. And at this point, he’s just jabbing at a defenseless Venus until the inevitable points to victory.
There were glimpses from Williams Tuesday in the second set, some reasons to hope with her grunts and powerful groundstrokes. The crowd egged on Venus, eager to see those Ashe Stadium tickets translate into a special moment. But the atmosphere and support wasn’t enough for Venus in the first round at Flushing, not even against the little-known Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck.
