Venus Williams made a triumphant return to singles tennis on Tuesday after a 16-month hiatus, defeating fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the WTA and ATP DC Open.

There are plenty of reasons why this particular victory by Venus Williams in this particular tennis match -- just one of hundreds -- resonated with so many folks.

Britain's Cameron Norrie rallied to defeat world number seven Lorenzo Musetti 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday, reaching the third round at the ATP and WTA DC Open.

WASHINGTON — Venus Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, ...

Maria Sakkari, a wild card ranked No. 90, saved all three break points against Emma Navarro to score her third win over the ...

Naomi Osaka secured a hard-fought victory over Yulia Putintseva, setting up a highly anticipated second-round encounter with Emma Raducanu at the DC Open.

Venus Williams made a triumphant return to singles tennis on Tuesday after a 16-month hiatus, defeating fellow American Peyton Stearns 6-3, 6-4 to reach the second round of the WTA and ATP DC Open.