In tennis, you win some and you lose some. Some days the ball flies off your racket and you can’t miss. Some days, the ball keeps clanking off the frame. After a career that has lasted 30-plus years and is still going,

The D.C. Open will not be a one-stop hello-and-farewell appearance for 45-year-old Venus Williams. She had been away from the tour for 16 months before showing up in Washington this week and winning once each in singles and doubles.

Williams teamed up with Hailey Baptiste in the doubles to win her comeback match. The 45-year-old then stunned world No. 35 Peyton Stearns in her opening singles match, becoming the oldest woman to earn a tour-level victory since 2004.