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 victory in nearly two years with a 6-3 6-4 win over 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns, 22 years her junior, at the Mubadala Citi DC Open. With this triumph, she became the second-oldest woman ever to win a tour-level singles match—behind only Martina Navratilova, who accomplished the feat at Wimbledon in 2004 at age 47.
Wow. Wow. WOW!
45 year old Legend Venus Williams, playing her first singles match since march 2024, defeats world #35 Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the 2nd round in Washington WTA 500.