‘She’s back!’ – Serena Williams signals intent to play US Open
Serena Williams has signalled her intent to play the US Open this year by signing up for Toronto.
The 23-time Grand Slam winner returned at Wimbledon after a full year out, although she was unable to get past the first round due to what she described as a lack of ‘match toughness.’
Afterwards, she hinted she wanted to play the US Open this year too, although her defeat in SW19 had made her realise she needed to put in the work first to be ready. Clearly, she is ready to follow through on that.
“Sheâs baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaack!” the Canadian Open excitedly announced on social media.
“Thatâs right, our three-time champion Serena Williams returns to Toronto. And she likes playing here, sheâs reached the semis of better the last five times sheâs played.”
Serena Williams produced some fine tennis even in defeat at Wimbledon, but as she left the tournament she made it clear that she had her eye on a ‘special’ return to Flushing Meadows.
âWhen youâre at home, especially in New York, and the US Open, that being the first place Iâve won a Grand Slam, is something thatâs always super special,â Serena Williams said after her exit from Wimbledon. âYour first time is always special.
âThereâs definitely lots of motivation to get better and to play at home.â
âYou got to think if I were playing matches I wouldnât miss some of those points or this match.â
âIt definitely makes me want to hit the practice courts because youâre playing not bad and youâre so close. Any other opponent probably would have suited my game better.
âSo, yeah, I feel like that itâs actually kind of like, âOK, Serena, you can do this if you want.’â
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