Venus Williams won her first singles match in more than a year at age 45 and highlighted the phenomenon of older athletes playing at an elite level.

The D.C. Open will not be a one-stop hello-and-farewell appearance for 45-year-old Venus Williams. She had been away from the ...

Williams, however, can get insurance through the Women’s Tennis Association, the body regulating the women’s tour. Venus Williams has for years battled uterine fibroids, a condition that requires ...

Venus Williams Personal Announcement After WTA Win originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Sometimes, the scoreboard doesn’t ...

Williams could not overcome 27-year-old Magdalena Frech, 6-2, 6-2, in the second round of the tournament on Thursday, July 24 ...

Venus Williams just came back from a 16-month break from professional tennis. But she didn’t return because she missed ...

The only older woman to win a tour-level singles match was Martina Navratilova, whose last triumph came at 47 in 2004.

There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match resonates with so ...

Venus Williams, 45, became the oldest player in 21 years to win a WTA Tour match after a straight-set win in the DC Open over ...

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 ...

Defenseman Peyton Kettles poses after being drafted by the Penguins with the 39th overall pick in the second round of the NHL Draft on Saturday in Los Angeles.