Overview
- Williams was defeated 6-2, 6-2 by 24th-seeded Magdalena Frech in the Citi DC Open second round
- In doubles, Williams and Hailey Baptiste lost 6-4, 3-6, 10-6 to Taylor Townsend and Zhang Shuai in the second round
- Her 6-3, 6-4 first-round victory over World No. 35 Peyton Stearns made her, at 45, the oldest woman to win a WTA singles match since 2004
- Tournament officials awarded her a main-draw wild card into the Cincinnati Open, set to begin August 5
- Williams is extending her comeback as a seven-time Grand Slam champion after recovering from uterine fibroid surgery