Updated On: 23 July, 2025 02:47 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
During the match, she showed glimpses of the talent she possesses and the skills she displayed while earning all of her Grand Slam titles: seven in singles, 14 in women`s doubles alongside younger sister Serena Williams. She also said that she keeps praying for good health to keep playing at a certain level of the sport

Venus Williams (pic: X/@mubadalacitidc)
The 45-year-old Venus Williams yet again registered a win on her return to the sport after a 16-month hiatus at the DC Open.
In the DC Open women`s singles match, the US-born tennis star registered a win by 6-3, 6-4 against the 22-year-old Peyton Stearns.
She also became the second-oldest woman after Martina Navratilova to win a women`s singles match. Navratilova won a tour-level singles match at the age of 47 years in 2004.