Playing alongside Hailey Baptiste, who is nearly half her age at 23 years old, Williams beat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard and American teenager Clervie Ngounoue 6-3, 6-1 in the first round on Monday. Then on Tuesday, she stunned former NCAA champion Peyton Stearns, who is ranked 35th in the world, in a 6-3, 6-4 singles upset.

Venus Williams has competed at a tournament for the first time in more than a year — and in doubles for the first time in nearly three — and has come out with a victory.

Aged 45, she became the oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match since 2004, upsetting world No. 35 Peyton Stearns 6-3 6-4. And Williams left the fans on the Stadium court in stitches when she opened up on her decision to return to the sport.