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.

Seven-time Grand Slam singles champion Venus Williams, 45, beats Peyton Stearns - 22 years her junior - in the first round of the Washington Open.

Venus Williams won her first singles match in nearly two years at the DC Open, becoming the oldest woman to win a WTA tour match since Martina Navratilova in 2004.