‘To Help Relieve Pressure’ – Curious Serena Williams Fans Try to Decode the Mysterious Face Tape During Her Eastbourne Comeback

Yesterday, American legendary tennis player Serena Williams made her triumphant return to the tennis court after a long injury layoff. In her return match, she played a doubles match with the world no.3, Ons Jabeur, as they won the match against the pair of Sara Sorribes Tormo and Marie Bouzkova. 

However, one interesting thing baffled many fans when Serena first entered the court. It seemed like she taped some black patches on her right cheek. Fans couldn’t figure out what they were, but we may have an answer now.

The mystery of Serena Williams’ black patches 

Since yesterday’s match, many fans were speculating about the black tapes or patches on Serena’s face. One fan on Twitter wrote, “Apparently kinesiology tape for a sinus issue, to help relieve pressure.”

Notably, a kinesiology tape can help you recover from a soft tissue injury or pain. Generally, any person can use this sort of tape to maintain their body health and energy without going through medication or surgery. It can also last for three to four days. 

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While one fan suggested this, many others seemed to have no clue about the mysterious tape. The Columnist of USA Today Sports, Dan Wolken, wrote, “Serena Williams appears to have two large black bandages or some type of tape on her face. No idea what that’s about.” 

One Twitter user wrote, “Singles, doubles, mixed-doubles, whatever. I just love seeing Serena play. I can’t be the only one that is not curious about the black tape on Serena’s face.”

“Yes, one of the guys in her team put the tape on her face… no idea why,” another fan on Twitter wrote. 

Williams showed great partnership with Jabeur

In the weeks leading up to Serena‘s first match, many fans expressed concern about her fitness, as she had not played for nearly a year. In the first set during the doubles match, she did not look like her usual self, as she lost it 6-2. However, the 23-time Grand Slam winner bounced back in the second set and showed great partnership with her partner Ons Jabeur. 

After winning the second set 6-3, they both played some amazing tennis in the tie-break to clinch the set and the match by 2-6,6-3,13-11. After the match, she praised Jabeur and praised her opponents as well.  

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Despite being nervous before the match, Jabeur also felt very pleased with her performance. In the next match, the new pair will play against the pair of Chan Hao-ching and Shuko Aoyama in the quarter-final at Eastbourne.