Venus Williams delivered some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — a player who is 22 years younger — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open.

This was the first singles victory for Williams in nearly two years. The only older woman to win a match was Martina Navratilova at 47 in 2004. "It is not easy to [come back] after all that time and ...

And Williams did just that, becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while ...

Venus Williams wanted to send a message to herself and to others about coming back from a long layoff, about competing in a sport at age 45, about never giving up.

Venus Williams confirmed her engagement to Italian actor Andrea Preti after one year of dating during Washington's Mubadala ...

Tennis legend Venus Williams is back. The 45-year-old former world No. 1 player won her first singles match in nearly two ...

Venus Williams, 45, became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, beating Peyton ...