Venus Williams has received a US Open singles wild card and the tournament is keeping one on hold, perhaps in case her sister Serena wants to join her.Sloane Stephens, the 2017 US Open champion, was one of six other women to receive a wild card, and the US Tennis Association said the final one was still to be announced.That will almost certainly go to Serena Williams if she decides she wants to return to the tournament at 44.Venus Williams received a wild card last year, returning to the grand slam event she won twice for the first time since 2023 That marked her first time playing singles since the 2022 US Open, and she indicated afterwards that she hoped to keep competing if she was healthy.Headlining the wild-card recipients on the men's side are 39-year-old Gael Monfils, a past US Open semifinalist who is set to play his final grand slam tournament before retiring, and Australian Alexei Popyrin, who upset Novak Djokovic in 2024 on the way to the fourth round.One spot is also being held among the eight men's wild cards