But most 45-year-olds don’t bring the aura of Venus Williams to the tennis court ... The native of Denmark was in Washington practicing over the weekend, including with five-time DC Open champion Andre Agassi.

The 45-year-old tennis star confirmed her engagement to actor Andrea Preti during an interview Tuesday after her first tennis singles match in a year. During the post-game conversation, Rennae Stubbs called Williams a “newly engaged woman,” and the athlete smiled in response.

Venus Williams se convirtió en la segunda mujer de mayor edad en ganar un partido individual en la WTA. En su victoria del martes 6-3, 6-4 ante

Kevin Durant attended Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste's doubles match at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open. On Monday afternoon, Venus Williams played her first professional tennis match in over a year. Williams teamed up with Hailey Baptiste in doubles at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open.

SportsLine tennis expert Blake Von Hagen reveals his 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open picks for Tuesday's women's first-round match between Peyton Stearns and Venus Williams

Speaking on the latest episode of his Served podcast, former world No.1 Andy Roddick gave his full backing to Venus Williams as she accepts a wild card into the DC Open at age 45, marking her first match since the 2024 Miami Open.

Venus Williams is paired with Reilly Opelka, and Wimbledon runner-up Amanda Anisimova is joined by Holger Rune on the updated list of teams signed up to try to enter the newfangled U.S.