Serena Williams aiming for French Open as she plots safe return to action

Serena Williams aiming for French Open as she plots safe return to action

08-Aug-2020 19:02:28 | Guardian

  • Williams takes extra care after lung problems in the past
  • ‘I’ve been a bit of a recluse – I am super careful’

Serena Williams has said she intends to travel to Europe for the French Open in late September and compete at the remaining tournaments on the calendar should they take place. “I see myself doing it all if it happens,” she said as she prepares for her first competition in six months.

Williams was speaking from the Top Seed Open, a new tournament in Lexington, Kentucky, where she will be the top seed. There will be no fans, which Williams described as nostalgic, a reminder of when playing in front of nobody was a regular occurrence in her youth.

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