Playing her first singles match since August 2023, Venus Williams defeated World No. 35 Peyton Stearns in straight sets to become the oldest tour-level match winner in more than two decades.

The tennis star confirmed her engagement after winning her first singles match in nearly two years at the DC Open.

Venus Williams says she is "up to fight" after winning her first match in two years and becoming the oldest woman (45) to win ...

There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match — just one of hundreds — resonated with so many folks.

The tennis champion was first linked to actor-producer Andrea Preti in July 2024 when they were spotted on vacation together ...

And Williams did just that, becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, ...

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Tennis’ Venus Williams confirmed her engagement to Andrea Preti following her match at the Mubadala Citi DC Open—her first singles win since 2023.

Though the couple kept their relationship out of the spotlight, they were first publicly linked in July 2024 after being photographed boating in Nerano, Italy, along the Amalfi Coast. By February 2025 ...

Venus Williams is back on court in 2025 – and has also found happiness off it. Despite lingering rumours that she had silently retired from tennis, the tennis legend ended her 16-month absence from ...

And in 2025, she revealed some huge news: she's engaged! As she said in a post-match interview at the DC Open, Williams spoke about her "fiancée," who is Andrea Preti. “He really encouraged me to ...

Congratulating on that historic moment, rising American star Coco Gauff took to X after and offered a simple but heartfelt ...