This was not a one-stop hello-and-farewell appearance for the 45-year-old Venus Williams, who had been away from the tour for ...

Venus Williams remarkably won her first match in two years when she defeated Peyton Stearns on Tuesday, but the American icon ...

Venus Williams won her first singles match in more than a year at age 45 and highlighted the phenomenon of older athletes playing at an elite level.

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 ...

Coco Gauff Has One Word for Venus Williams After Historic Accomplishment at DC Open originally appeared on Athlon Sports.

“There are no limits for excellence. It’s all about what’s in your head and how much you’re able to put into it. If you put ...

The only older woman to win a tour-level singles match was Martina Navratilova, whose last triumph came at 47 in 2004.

Venus Williams, 45, became the oldest player in 21 years to win a WTA Tour match after a straight-set win in the DC Open over ...

Yet the 15 minutes we've cut from her most recent singles match, Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., tells a story all its own. Over the course of the 45-year-old's inspirational and impressive victory ...