As Venus Williams prepares to make her tennis comeback at the DC Open after more than a year away from the sport, she has unsurprisingly fielded questions from reporters on a video her sister, Serena,

Now 45, Venus hasn’t played a tour match since March 2024, when she lost in the opening round in Miami. As per CNN, her last win came back in 2023 in Cincinnati. She is unranked, officially inactive. People ask why she keeps going. Her answer doesn’t involve records.

Venus Williams is back on the tennis scene and ready to compete for the first time in more than a year but she wishes her younger sister Serena were with her at the DC Open.