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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 23: Serena Williams of the United States talks to the media at a press conference after losing her quarter final match against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic during day 10 of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA – JANUARY 23: Serena Williams of the United States talks to the media at a press conference after losing her quarter final match against Karolina Pliskova of Czech Republic during day 10 of the 2019 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 23, 2019 in Melbourne, Australia. (Photo by Chris Hyde/Getty Images)
Tennis legend Serena Williams is all set to play her first tournament after her disappointing Wimbledon 2022 exit. The 40-year-old has signed up for the National Bank Open and Cincinnati Masters before going to the US Open. The former world number 1 has arrived in Toronto to start her summer hard court season.
Serena Williams poses for a picture with the ball crew
In a recent Instagram post from the official account of WTA, we can see Serena Williams standing with the ball crew. The 40-year-old also holds an insignia of National Bank Open 2022 in her hands.
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The former world number 1 has a 34-5 career record in the tournament. She has won the title on three occasions and is one of the best performers. The last time she took part in the tournament in 2019, she made it to the finals. However, the 23-time Grand Slam champion retired because of a back injury.
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This year, it is hard to predict her performance as we have seen little of her recently. However, we can never write off someone like Serena Williams at any point in time.
Serena’s Grand Slam drought
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Serena Williams is one of the modern-day greats. The 40-year-old has 23 Grand Slam titles to her name. She is only one short of equaling the record for most Grand Slam titles. However, the fans are waiting for that to happen for a long time now. Notably, the last Grand Slam title for the American came way back in 2017. Back then, she defeated her sister Venus Williams to lift the Australian Open title for the seventh time in her career.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia, February 18, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. during her semi final match against Japan’s Naomi Osaka REUTERS/Loren Elliott
Serena made it to the semifinal of the 2021 Australian Open, where she lost to Naomi Osaka. She had a long break of almost a year after Wimbledon 2021 and returned to play singles in Wimbledon 2022. Although she was under-prepared and lost her first-round match, Serena will go better prepared to the US Open this time.
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Currently featuring in the Toronto Open, she has got a tough draw. It will be interesting to see how the American fares in her hard court return.
