Having returned to competitive action following a 16-month absence from the game, Williams defeated world number 35 Stearns ...

Tennis Hot Topics Venus Williams staged a triumphant return to singles tennis after a 16-month absence with a milestone ...

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, 45, beats Peyton Stearns - 22 years her junior - in the first round of the Washington Open.

Before her Tuesday's opponent was even born, 45-year-old Venus Williams had already won multiple Grand Slam titles. Now, she has earned her first singles ...

Washington Open: 45-year-old Venus Williams became the second-oldest player after Martina Navratilova to win a WTA tour level ...

Venus Williams, 45, is the oldest woman to win a tour-level match since Martina Navratilova in 2004. WASHINGTON — Venus Williams, 45, is the oldest woman to win a tour-level match since Martina ...

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.

Venus Williams said she still has fire in her belly after the 45-year-old became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 with her 6-3 6-4 victory over Peyton Stearns at the Washington ...

Venus Williams made a winning return to the singles court at age 45 in Washington D.C. on Tuesday night, defeating 23-year-old countrywoman Peyton Stearns in the first round of the WTA 500 event, 6-3, ...

Venus Williams won her first singles match in nearly two years at the DC Open, becoming the oldest woman to win a WTA tour ...