Venus Williams, Historic Win
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Serena Williams has been working hard in the gym over the last 12 months as she looks to keep herself in top physical shape despite retiring from tennis three years ago
Venus Williams is officially engaged! The tennis superstar, 45, confirmed she and actor Andrea Preti, 37, are planning to marry in an interview after winning her first singles match in two years at the Mubadala Citi DC Open Tuesday night.
Venus Williams earned her first singles win since August 2023 with a straight-sets victory over World No. 35 Peyton Stearns, becoming the oldest tour-level match winner in more than two decades.
While Venus Williams knew she had fibroids, doctors never connected her debilitating symptoms with the condition and downplayed her concerns.
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.