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According to WTA Tennis, Venus Williams returned from a 16-month hiatus to win her singles match against Peyton Stearns at age 45. She is the oldest person to win a tour-level singles match since 47-year-old Martina Navratilova in 2004, over 21 years ago. Reflecting on the match and her time away from the game, she said ""It's hard to describe how difficult it is to play a first match after so much time off. So going into the match, I know I have the ability to win, but it's all about actually winning."