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

NEW YORK — At 12:13 a.m. Monday morning in New York, 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 turned into the latest first-round finish in tournament history threatened to unfurl into a vintage comeback. Williams had seven set points in the second set, three in a row on Kenin’s serve and four in a row in