Williams hits some of her familiar big serves and groundstrokes while beating Peyton Stearns, 23, to become the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since Martina Navratilova did it at

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 returned to tour-level tennis on Tuesday, defeating Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 at the DC Open and winning her first match in nearly two years.