Serena

NEW YORK — Welcome back to the US Open, Serena Williams.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, returned to Flushing Meadows on Saturday — but she was watching tennis, not playing it.

And she brought back an old look, wearing a denim skirt similar to the one she sported while competing in New York in 2004.

This was the first visit to the US Open by Williams since 2022, when she played there in the final tournament of her career. She made it to the third round then...