By Anyone who watched Venus Williams compete on the WTA Tour over the past three decades had to come away with at least one immutable truth.
Many of the tennis pundits and even Venus’ most ardent supporters had to believe that the 2024 Miami Open would be her final hurrah. Her latest — and most serious health issues — surely would lead the seven-time Grand Slam champion to put the racquets in the closet.
But not so fast. Williams earned a wild-card entry to the Citi Open in Washington, D.C. last month and knocked off 35th-ranked Peyton Stearns. Williams, 45, became the oldest player to earn a WTA singles victory since Martina Navratilova won a match at Wimbledon in 2004 as a 47-year-old.
