Venus Williams wins doubles match at DC Open
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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
Congratulating on that historic moment, rising American star Coco Gauff took to X after and offered a simple but heartfelt salute: โvenus ๐โ Williams revealed that she was in a very struggling headspace leading up to the tournament.
The juicy tidbit emerged as the former world No. 1 celebrated her victory over Peyton Stearns at the DC Open, making Williams, 45, the oldest player to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova did at age 47 in 2004. Williams had not played a match in well over a year.