The American Serena Williams, former world number one, will return to the slopes on January 30, at the Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament, almost a year after absent from the competition due to her motherhood.
The North American player will participate in the Mubadala World Tennis Championship together with the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, champion of Roland Garros.
Serena Williams has not played since winning her 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January 2017. She then decided to put aside her tournament presence to be the mother of a girl who was born last September.
“I am delighted to be back on the slopes in Abu Dhabi for the first time since my daughter was born in September,” Williams said in a statement.
«The Mubadala Tennis World Championship has long marked the start of the season on the men’s circuit of tennis and this year for the first time women will participate. I’m very happy to be a part of it on my return, ”Serena explained.
Serena Williams has included the Abu Dhabi exhibition as the start of the preparation for the new season that has as its initial objective the defense of the Australian Open title in the next month. EFE