Venus Williams' inspiring run at the 2025 Citi DC Open ended Thursday. The legendary tennis player lost to No. 5 seed ...

WASHINGTON, DC—Venus Williams’ first tournament in 16 months ended on Thursday, the former world No. 1 exiting, 6-2, 6-2 to Magdalena Freçh in the second round of the Mubadala Citi DC Open.

After firing 15 aces past Sofia Kenin in under an hour, Taylor Townsend now takes on Leylah Fernandez, who ousted top-seeded Jessica Pegula in a lengthy three-set thriller.