Being Black women in a predominantly white sport, the Williams sisters have suffered racist attacks for years, but this one will shock you

WASHINGTON — Venus Williams took the Mubadala Citi DC Open by storm.

After defying the adage of age in the DC Open, Venus Williams was eliminated in the second round of the doubles tournament

As she prepares to compete for the first time in over a year, Venus Williams isn't ruling out the possibility of her younger sister, tennis legend Serena Williams, making a comeback of her own.

The younger Williams last played at the 2022 U.S. Open, which was her swan song as she revealed she was "evolving" from tennis—essentially retiring. However, Williams recently posted a video of herself hitting tennis balls on a court to social media, causing fans to wonder whether she was teasing a return to the sport in some way.

Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, delivering some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes at age 45 while beating Peyton Stearns — 22 years her junior — by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open on Tuesday night.

As Venus Williams prepares to make her tennis comeback at the DC Open after more than a year away from the sport, she has unsurprisingly fielded questions from reporters on a video her sister, Serena,

Venus Williams, who made a return to professional sport after 16 months of break, also made a surprising personal announcement. After becoming the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match,