Serena still mulling Wimbledon return after comeback win
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Serena Williams admits nerves kicked in before her winning return at Queen’s
Serena Williams revealed even 23-time grand slam singles champions are not immune to butterflies after confessing the nerves kicked in half an hour before her hotly-anticipated comeback victory at the Queen’s Club in London.
Serena Williams makes winning return at Queen’s
Serena Williams hit a 120mph serve and celebrated her comeback to tennis with a 7-6 (2) 6-2 first-round doubles victory alongside Victoria Mboko after the pair beat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe at the HSBC Championships in London.
Serena Williams shrugs off nerves for doubles win in return - ESPN
LONDON — Serena Williams marked her return to professional tennis with a straight-sets doubles victory alongside partner Victoria Mboko on Tuesday, downing Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe at the HSBC Championships.
Serena is back - American great makes winning return to court at Queen's
LONDON, June 9 : Serena Williams stole the show at Queen's Club on Tuesday as the American icon marked her eagerly awaited return to competitive action with victory nearly four years after her last match.
Serena Williams makes winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with Canada's Mboko
After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena Williams showed she still has plenty of power to her game as she made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
Serena Williams to return to tennis in Queen’s doubles on Tuesday
LONDON: Serena Williams will take part in her first professional tennis match in nearly four years on Tuesday after organizers confirmed the order of play at London’s Queen’s Club. Granted a wildcard into the women’s doubles of the WTA tournament, Williams and Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko will face third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the grass-court event, a warm-up for Wimbledon. Williams is one of tennis’ all-time greats with 23 Grand Slam singles titles to her credit. The 44-year-old American last played at the 2022 US Open when she said she was “evolving away from tennis.” Williams’ return is fueled by a desire for her two young daughters with husband Alexis Ohanian to see her in a competitive environment before she finally hangs up her racquet for good. “It’s really about the kids seeing me play,” Williams told reporters at Queen’s on Sunday. “Olympia is a little bit older, Adira is very young.
Serena Williams not ruling out a singles return ahead of her doubles comeback at Queen's Club
Tennis great Serena Williams is not ruling out a return to singles competition but suggested Sunday it's not imminent ahead of her doubles comeback in the sport she dominated for two decades.