An emotional Venus Williams fought back tears while candidly speaking to the media after she was eliminated from the US Open in the first round Monday. Then, her press conference was cut short.

Almost everyone was a Venus Williams fan on Monday night. The 45-year-old became the fourth-oldest woman to ever compete in the U.S. Open single tournament facing 11th ranked Karolina Muchova in the first round. It was a high call but Williams answered it, pushing the match to a third set before being defeated 3-6, 6-2, 1-6.