Venus Williams is back on the tennis scene, ready to compete for the first time in more than a year, and while she smiled or laughed frequently Sunday while discussing her return at the DC Open, there was something that would make her even happier: if her younger sister Serena were along for the ride.

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,

Venus Williams is returning to tennis at the D.C. Open, and said on Sunday, July 20 that she wants her younger sister Serena to come back too. Serena effectively retired from tennis after the 2022 US Open.