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Serena on Queen's return: Have nothing to lose
Key takeaways
- The 44-year-old has been given a wild card for the women's doubles to play alongside 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko at the Queen's Club, marking her first competitive tennis since a farewell at the 2022 US Open.
- Williams said her decision to pick up a racket again boiled down to a simple "Why not?" And while Mboko feels her partner is "hitting great," the American insists she is not focused on any outcomes.
- "I've won more than most people have in their whole lives, so it's not that important to me, and it's important that I keep reminding myself of that, because I don't have anything to prove.
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The 44-year-old has been given a wild card for the women's doubles to play alongside 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko at the Queen's Club, marking her first competitive tennis since a farewell at the 2022 US Open.
Williams said her decision to pick up a racket again boiled down to a simple "Why not?" And while Mboko feels her partner is "hitting great," the American insists she is not focused on any outcomes.
"I don't need to win," Williams said. "I've won more than most people have in their whole lives, so it's not that important to me, and it's important that I keep reminding myself of that, because I don't have anything to prove.
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