Overview

• Venus Williams returned to the circuit after a 16-month absence for fibroid surgery by accepting a wildcard into the Washington WTA 500.
• She began her comeback with a 6-3, 6-1 doubles victory alongside Hailey Baptiste over Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue at the Mubadala Citi DC Open.
• On July 22, Williams beat world No. 35 Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 in her first-round singles match.
• At 45 years old, she became the oldest player to win a WTA main-draw match since Martina Navratilova in 2004.
• Williams is set to challenge Poland’s 24th seed Magdalena Frech in the second round.