TENNIS – Serena Williams stole the show at Queen’s Club yesterday as the American icon marked her eagerly awaited return to competitive action with victory nearly four years after her last match.
The 44-year-old mother of two daughters announced last week she had taken a wildcard to partner Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko in the grasscourt WTA event and her re-appearance on a London lawn has been the talk of sport ever since.
She did not disappoint either, showing minimal signs of rust and plenty of her trademark firepower and fighting spirit as she and world number nine Mboko beat third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2) 6-2.
“It was so much fun, it felt so natural playing with Vicky,” a beaming Williams said on court. “I guess I’ve got nothing better to do, I’m tired of sitting at home, my kids are out of school this summer so why not?”
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