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Venus Williams granted wild-card entry to U.S. Open main draw

Venus Wiliams secured entry into the main draw of her 25th U.S. Open when she received a wild-card invitation Wednesday to play women's singles. Williams, 45, already had received a wild-card invitation to play mixed doubles with Reilly Opelka.

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