Venus Williams has been awarded a wild card for the Australian Open warm-up event from January 5-11 after only returning to the circuit in August at the US Open after a 16-month break.

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez saw their doubles dream halted in the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-2 loss to top seeds Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.

Venus Williams prolonged her stay at the US Open on Monday, partnering Leylah Fernandez to reach her first Grand Slam doubles quarter-final in nearly a decade.

Venus Williams and Leylah Fernandez reached the third round of women's doubles at the U.S. Open by defeating Ulrikke Eikeri and Eri Hozumi 7-6 (1), 6-1 on Saturday.

In addition to her seven Grand Slam singles trophies, Venus Williams owns 14 major titles in women's doubles, all with her younger sister, Serena, as her partner.

Venus Williams battled bravely before suffering a first-round defeat on her return to the US Open on Tuesday, losing in three sets to 11th seed Karolina Muchova.

Carlos Alcaraz opens his bid for a sixth Grand Slam title at the US Open as Venus Williams prepares to make a record-extending 25th appearance at the tennis showpiece.

Venus Williams will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at the U.S. Open after a two-year absence, receiving a wild-card invitation.

Venus Williams rallied from 4-1 down in thefirst set but could not maintain momentum.

Venus Williams, who made a comeback last week after more than a year's hiatus from competitive tennis, will compete alongside Reilly Opelka in mixed doubles at the US Open.