SERENA WILLIAMS RETURNS TO ACTION
23.6.2022 06:06
With Wimbledon a few days away, the action on the grass is heating up.
Doubles Take looks at the latest in team play, from last week's winners to catching up on grass-court tournaments in Eastbourne, Bad Homburg and Mallorca.
SHE'S BACK
All eyes are on the WTA stop in Eastbourne this week—and for good reason: Future Hall of Famer Serena Williams is making her return to competition after a year's absence. She's getting her preparation for Wimbledon in on the doubles court as she teams up with Ons Jabeur. The duo won its first match in a thriller as they eked out a 13-11 deciding super tiebreak over Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Jabeur and Williams continued the momentum against Shuko Aoyama and Hao-Ching Chan, who took out the fourth seeds Lucie Hradecka and Sania Mirza in the first round—an indicator of how tough this tournament is. Jabeur and Williams booked a place in the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Barbora Krejcikova and Ena Shibara are the top seeds, followed by Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos, and both teams are through to the quarters. Provided the rust is at a minimum, Williams should be OK, though: After all, she's won more Wimbledon doubles titles than the rest of the field combined.
Doubles Take looks at the latest in team play, from last week's winners to catching up on grass-court tournaments in Eastbourne, Bad Homburg and Mallorca.
SHE'S BACK
All eyes are on the WTA stop in Eastbourne this week—and for good reason: Future Hall of Famer Serena Williams is making her return to competition after a year's absence. She's getting her preparation for Wimbledon in on the doubles court as she teams up with Ons Jabeur. The duo won its first match in a thriller as they eked out a 13-11 deciding super tiebreak over Marie Bouzkova and Sara Sorribes Tormo.
Jabeur and Williams continued the momentum against Shuko Aoyama and Hao-Ching Chan, who took out the fourth seeds Lucie Hradecka and Sania Mirza in the first round—an indicator of how tough this tournament is. Jabeur and Williams booked a place in the semifinals with a 6-2, 6-4 victory.
Barbora Krejcikova and Ena Shibara are the top seeds, followed by Gabriela Dabrowski and Giuliana Olmos, and both teams are through to the quarters. Provided the rust is at a minimum, Williams should be OK, though: After all, she's won more Wimbledon doubles titles than the rest of the field combined.