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.

Venus Williams, 45, made history Tuesday night by becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match.

Venus Williams Becomes Second-Oldest Woman to Win a WTA Singles Match Venus Williams made an unforgettable return to ...

The seven-time Grand Slam singles champion had not played a WTA Tour match since March of 2024 and had not won one since 2023 ...

There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match resonates with so ...

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 ...

Venus Williams Megan Briggs/Getty Images. However, with some age — and undoubtedly already seeing her sister go through the process — has come some wisdom. “Now I realize that I won’t cry ...