Venus Williams says she is "up to fight" after winning her first match in two years and becoming the oldest woman (45) to win on the tour level since 2004.

At 45 years old, the tennis legend pulled off a stunning win at the Mubadala Citi DC Open on Tuesday, defeating 23-year-old Peyton Stearns, the world’s No. 35-ranked player, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4. It marked Williams’ first singles victory since August 2023 and made her the second-oldest woman ever to win a tour-level singles match.

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.