Venus Williams makes winning return
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SportsLine tennis expert Blake Von Hagen reveals his 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open picks for Tuesday's women's first-round match between Peyton Stearns and Venus Williams
Kevin Durant attended Venus Williams and Hailey Baptiste's doubles match at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open. On Monday afternoon, Venus Williams played her first professional tennis match in over a year. Williams teamed up with Hailey Baptiste in doubles at the 2025 Mubadala Citi DC Open.
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FOX 5 Washington DC on MSNVenus Williams hits tournament for first time in over a year at Mubadala Citi DC OpenVenus William is back! The seven-time Grand Slam champion is in town for the Mubadala Citi D.C. Open tournament. This is the 45-year-old tennis star's first tournament in 16 months.
In men's action at the hard-court tournament, Cam Norrie eliminated No. 2 seed Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-2, 6-3, keeping the Italian without a win since he got injured last month at the French Open and needed to quit playing in the semifinals. Musetti lost in the first round at Wimbledon, a year after reaching the semifinals there.
The 45-year-old Williams is set to compete in Washington, D.C., as a wild-card entrant, marking her first appearance on tour since the Miami Open in March 2024. While Serena has not played since the 2022 U.S. Open, Venus said the 23-time major champion still has the ability to step in and dominate.
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Yardbarker on MSNDRAW DC Open Washington WTA 2025 including Jessica Pegula, Emma Navarro, Emma Raducanu and return of Venus WilliamsThe draw has been confirmed ahead of the 2025 DC Open Washington which is due to take place between July 21-27, 2025 with Jessica Pegula, Emma Raducanu, Emma Navarro and the return of Venus Williams.A fake draw was posted by accident earlier in the day which had Venus Williams facing Magda Linette then maybe Magdalena Frech.