Venus Williams wins 1st singles match on WTA Tour in 3 years
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Being Black women in a predominantly white sport, the Williams sisters have suffered racist attacks for years, but this one will shock you
Serena is 19-12 all-time against Venus, including 11 wins in majors and a 7-2 mark in Grand Slam finals. There was a stretch from 2002-03 where the Williams sisters played each other in the championship round of five straight majors, including twice at Wimbledon.
Venus Williams had not played a WTA match since 2023. But when she stepped back onto the court at the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday night, July 22, it was as if she had never le
The younger Williams last played at the 2022 U.S. Open, which was her swan song as she revealed she was "evolving" from tennis—essentially retiring. However, Williams recently posted a video of herself hitting tennis balls on a court to social media, causing fans to wonder whether she was teasing a return to the sport in some way.
As she prepares to compete for the first time in over a year, Venus Williams isn't ruling out the possibility of her younger sister, tennis legend Serena Williams, making a comeback of her own.
Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.
As Venus Williams prepares to make her tennis comeback at the DC Open after more than a year away from the sport, she has unsurprisingly fielded questions from reporters on a video her sister, Serena,
Tennis legend Venus Williams just served up some major news — she's engaged to actor Andrea Preti. The multi-Grand Slam champion confirmed her engagement after months of rumors during a post-match interview in July 2025.
Venus Williams está de vuelta en la escena del tenis, lista para competir por primera vez en más de un año, y aunque sonrió o se