This was not a one-stop hello-and-farewell appearance for the 45-year-old Venus Williams, who had been away from the tour for 16 months before showing up in Washington and winning once each in singles and doubles.

After Venus Williams’ four-matches-in-four-days return to professional tennis was over, after she was loudly feted by appreciative fans even after a loss in singles, the D.C. Open stadium announcer of...

Williams became the second‑oldest woman ever to win a tour‑level singles match, behind only Martina Navratilova’s 2004 Wimbledon triumph at age 47.

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Veteran tennis player Venus Williams, who recently returned to the court after a 16-month layoff, has been granted a wild card entry to next month’s Cincinnati Open.

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