Venus Williams tearfully reflects on comeback journey, before US Open press conference comes to abrupt end

Venus Williams tearfully reflects on comeback journey, before US Open press conference comes to abrupt end

The choice to abbreviated presser as an "executive decision"

Venus Williams after losing to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic (not pictured) on day two of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, New York. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)

Venus Williams of the United States reacts against Karolina Muchova of Czech Republic during their Women's Singles First Round match on Day Two of the 2025 US Open at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center on Aug. 25, 2025 in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)

Venus Williams of the United States of America hits to Karolina Muchova of the Czech Republic (not pictured) on day two of the 2025 U.S. Open tennis tournament at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York City, New York on Aug. 25, 2025. (Robert Deutsch/Imagn Images)