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Williams’s recent match was the first one she has played this year. The only woman older than she is now to win a tour-level singles match was Martina Navratilova, whose last triumph came in 2004 at age 47. Williams was once the No. 1 ranked women’s payer in the world and has made $42.6 million playing professional tennis.

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Venus Williams made a stunning return to the WTA Tour in Washington. Competing for the first time since March 2024, the 45-year-old stunned world no. 35 Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in under 100 minutes.

Venus Williams won her first match on the WTA Tour in 709 days on Tuesday night, and the tennis legend joked that she came back for one reason.

Eight of the nine announced players are ranked in the top 50 of the current Women's Tennis Association rankings.

Venus Williams will be back on the court at the Washington Open, where she’s been drawn against fellow American Peyton Stearns in the opening round. Williams hasn’t played since March 2024, when she took part in both legs of the ‘Sunshine Double’.