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06/09 13:26 CDT Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at
Queen's Club with Mboko
Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club
with Mboko
By MATTIAS KARN
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- After nearly four years away from professional tennis, Serena
Williams made a winning return at Queen's Club on Tuesday.
The 44-year-old Williams showed she still has plenty of her trademark power,
hitting service winners of up to 120 mph as she teamed up with 19-year-old
Canadian Victoria Mboko to win their opening doubles match at the grass-court
tournament.
Williams and Mboko beat third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin
Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 in Williams' first professional match since the 2022
U.S. Open. She served out the match with two aces followed by a service winner.
The American last week announced her return to doubles, but has yet to decide
whether to target a comeback in singles as well.
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