The 14-time major winner won her first match back from injury on Monday at the DC Open, teaming up with doubles partner Hailey Baptiste

Venus Williams announced this month that she'd compete in the DC Open. The 45-year-old tennis star hasn't competed in a tournament in over a year. Williams kicked off her run at the DC Open with an impressive doubles victory.

At 45, Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, behind Martina Navratilova. Afterward, she confirmed her engagement to actor Andrea Preti.

WASHINGTON, DC—Still she rises: Venus Williams is back in orbit after over a year away from the game, winning her first match since 2023 alongside Hailey Baptiste in doubles at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

Venus Williams is making moves. On the same week that the 45-year-old icon returned to the Hologic WTA Tour at the Mubadala Citi DC Open, she confirmed her engagement to Italian actor Andrea Preti.

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After securing a stellar win over Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue in the first round of the Citi Open, Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste were excited over Kevin Durant casually walking in durin