Venus Williams stepped on the court at the Australian Open for the first time in five years on Sunday after receiving a wild card entry. She became the oldest woman to ever play the major tournament at age 45, although she definitely didn’t look to be the oldest competitor in the women’s draw during her first round match.
Williams opened up the match against Olga Danilovic winning in a close tiebreak, 7–6. She then dropped the second set 6–3 to even things up. Williams appeared to be on her way to victory when she started the third set 4–0 over Danilovic, her biggest lead in years. However, the Serbian then won the next four games to tie it up. Danilovic won the final two games (to make it six in a row) to beat Williams in three sets. The match took two hours and 17 minutes—not bad for a 45-year-old.
