Sometimes you just need to commit to the bit.

So yesterday, when 45-year-old tennis sensation Venus Williams returned to action seeking her first win since 2023, I took to X, the platform formerly known as Twitter, with a pick on Venus to win her match.

“I caught the sportsbooks sleeping!” I wrote Tuesday night, “Venus Williams has a career record of 802-286 and is 1200 to win tonight!? I checked four times and it’s actually her playing. Wow, it must be an error by the sportsbooks. Go go go go.”

Now, this was, of course was not an “error” by FanDuel, as Williams had played only 37 matches since 2020, winning just seven of those, and was going head-to-head with American Peyton Stearns, who is currently ranked 35th in the world.

For almost any 45-year-old, the match was unwinnable. But for Venus, it was just another Tuesday night of making history.

Williams won in straight sets, becoming the oldest WTA player to win a match since 2004, and played remarkable tennis for nearly the entire match.

Williams will be back in action today on the doubles court as a -112 coin flip to advance to the third round with partner Hailey Baptiste.

Meanwhile, on Thursday, she’ll take on Magdalena Frech as a 300 underdog in the second round of the singles draw and is 60-to-1 to be the WTA........

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