U.S. Open’s latest ever start saw Venus Williams come agonizingly close to a late, late show

NEW YORK — At 12:13 a.m. ET Monday morning, a matchup of former Grand Slam champions who are now wild-card entrants set the record for the latest start to a match at the U.S. Open. When it was over, at 2:01 a.m., Sofia Kenin had beaten Venus Williams 6-2, 7-6(6), as a match that