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.

Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis at age 45, beating Peyton Stearns -- 22 years her junior -- by a 6-3, 6-4 score at the DC Open.

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.