NEW YORK — The latest on the U.S. Open (all times local):
4:20 p.m.
Venus Williams won a tough three-set match on a hot day, bouncing back after failing to close out the win in the second.
The 35-year-old Williams, the oldest woman in the field, has never lost in the first round of the U.S. Open. The seven-time major champ beat 85th-ranked Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-4, 6-7 (7), 6-3 on Monday to improve to 17-0 in her openers in New York.
Williams had a chance to serve out the second set, then wasted four match points in the tiebreaker.