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WASHINGTON — Venus Williams took the Mubadala Citi DC Open by storm.
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Venus Williams wins a doubles match at Washington in her first tournament in more than a year
Venus Williams has competed at a tournament for the first time in more than a year — and in doubles for the first time in nearly three — and has come out with a victory.
Williams, who beat Peyton Stearns earlier in the week to become the oldest winner of a WTA Tour-level match in over 20 years, could not replicate that magic against Frech on Thursday
Venus Williams admitted she simply didn't have enough in the tank to compete against Magdalena Frech but also noted that she was "grateful" with how her comeback week in Washington went. On Thursday night in Washington, 27-year-old Frech needed just an hour and 13 minutes to beat the 45-year-old American 6-2 6-2.
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Venus Williams says she is engaged to Andrea Preti after her first singles win in 16 months
After becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match, Williams gave thanks to her fiance, who was in the stands at the DC Open. He is Andrea Preti, who is a Danish-born Italian model and actor, according to the website IMDB.
The comments by the tennis great draw attention to the broader crisis of health care affordability and medical debt.
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.