Venus Williams has revealed the reason why she never needed to take fitness advice from Tom Brady before her comeback at the Citi DC Open. According to Sportskeeda, the 45-year-old tennis player said that she was completely fit and in

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

The 45-year-old, who lost in the second round Thursday at the DC Open in her return to tennis, has never looked happier after a loss.

Venus Williams, days after becoming the oldest player to win a WTA Tour singles match in 21 years, lost in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Thursday in Washington.

Venus Williams' return to tennis came to an abrupt end in the last 16 of the ATP/WTA DC Open on Thursday, with the veteran American losing to Poland's Magdalena Frech in straight sets.

Emma Raducanu has dominated her first career matchup against Naomi Osaka, winning the showdown at the D.C. Open between past U.S. Open champions 6-4, 6-2.

In addition to the singles run, the American also competed in the women’s doubles category in Washington – teaming up with Hailey Baptiste. The pair were victorious in their opening match, beating Eugenie Bouchard and Clervie Ngounoue 6-3,