Venus Williams Becomes Second-Oldest Female Tennis Player to Win a WTA Match After Beating Peyton Stearns in Comeback:

Venus Williams, aged 45, made a successful return to competitive singles tennis at the DC Open, defeating American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in the first round. This marked her 819th WTA singles win, making her the second-oldest woman to win a WTA match after Martina Navratilova (47) in 2004. Venus also became the oldest to play a WTA-level match since Kimiko Date in 2017.