Serena battles back to winning in Rome before Roland Garros
Rome will be her fourth tournament of the season and the first since being forced to withdraw from the Miami Open in April due to a knee injury
Rome — Serena Williams returns from injury in Rome looking to get back to winning ways as she prepares her bid to match Margaret Court’s record of Major singles titles at the French Open later in May. Rome will be Williams’s fourth tournament of the season and the first since being forced to withdraw from the Miami Open in April due to a knee injury. The 37-year-old American — now ranked 11th — has completed just seven matches in 2019, also withdrawing from Indian Wells in March with illness. There are now doubts that the veteran can add to her tally of 23 Grand Slams, something which has so far proved beyond her since returning in 2018 after taking time out following the birth of her first child. Her last Grand Slam singles title was won at the Australian Open in 2017, where she was pregnant, breaking a tie with Steffi Graf for the most in the professional era. Her win in Melbourne moved her one behind Australian Court’s record of 24 Major singles titles. After giving birth to her ...
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