Williams hits some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes while beating Peyton Stearns, 23, to become the oldest woman ...

Venus Williams has a lot to celebrate. The 45-year-old tennis great Venus Williams revealed she is engaged to actor Andrea Preti on July 22 after playing her first singles match in more than a year.

Yet the 15 minutes we've cut from her most recent singles match, Tuesday night in Washington, D.C., tells a story all its own. Over the course of the 45-year-old's inspirational and impressive victory ...

Venus Williams became the oldest player to win a singles match since Martina Navratilova won a Wimbledon match in 2004 ...

Venus Williams became the oldest player since Martina Navratilova to win a tour-level singles match at the Citi Open in ...