A legend is returning to the Cincinnati Open court on Thursday. All eyes will be on seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams, who will take on Jessica Bouzas Maniero around 1 p.m. Cincinnati is where Williams won her last tour match more than a year ago.

“The colorful beads and butterfly hair clips that marked the teenage style of Venus Williams were gone. From the moment she strode onto Center Court today, the streamlined 20-year-old with the Paul Bunyan backswing had the look of a serious young woman. A scowl was as good as any accessory.