Venus Williams said she still has fire in her belly after the 45-year-old became the oldest player to win a WTA singles match since 2004 with her 6-3 6-4 victory over Peyton Stearns at the Washington Open on Tuesday.

Williams became the second-oldest woman to win a tour-level singles match in professional tennis, trailing only Martina Navratilova, who was 47 in her last match in 2004.

Venus Williams won her first singles match in nearly two years at the DC Open, becoming the oldest woman to win a WTA tour match since Martina Navratilova in 2004.