Venus Williams returns the ball against Peyton Stearns. (AP photo) On Tuesday evening, Venus Williams turned the hours dramatically to the DC Open and beat 23-year-old Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to become the second oldest woman in history to win the singles match.Go beyond the border with our YouTube channel. Subscribe!At the age of 45, Williams only traces Martin Navratilova, who won the 47th match in the record books in 2004.Former World No. 1 has not played singles since March 2024, taking time to surgery to remove uterine fibroids. Until this week, the WTA had “inactive”. But under the lights in the US capital, supported by a roaring crowd, Williams reminded her world of her championship world.
It opened with a break serving, hammered the winner of the return, and turned on for the responses to Drop-Shot. Her strong underground aces and signature aces – clocked at 110+ mph – brought the stadium to his feet. The match ended 112 MPH serves that Stearns returned to the net and sealed the landmark.Despite some rust, including the shaky opening game, where she was broken in love, Williams fought through the missed points of the match before finally closed it – smiling wide and celebrating his piruette trademarks.
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The seven -time master Grand Slam Singles will now face Magdalena Frech, Polish, seed no. 5, in the second round.Emma Raducan was excluded by the seventh seed Marta Kostyuk 7-6 (4), 6-4, to establish a blockbuster clash with Naomi Osaka, who defeated Yulii Putintseva 6-2, 7-5. In the men’s event, Cam Norrie upset the 2 Lorenzo Mouseti and Ben Shelton Advanced. 3 Holger Rune withdrew due to back injury.
