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Serena Williams pivots quickly to new playing partner for Berlin Open next week
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- Serena Williams opted to let Nike break the news about her pro tennis comeback at age 44 in two slick commercials.
- Williams’ playing partner Victoria Mboko injured her left knee in a fall during a singles match Wednesday.
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Serena Williams opted to let Nike break the news about her pro tennis comeback at age 44 in two slick commercials. The abrupt end to her doubles foray at the HSBC Queen’s Club Championships was more muted.
Williams’ playing partner Victoria Mboko injured her left knee in a fall during a singles match Wednesday. The turn of events restricted Williams’ return to tennis to one match, a 7-6(2), 6-2 victory with the Canadian teenager over No. 3 seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez.
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