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Serena Williams is back on the WTA Tour for the first time since the 2022 US Open. Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, said she was "evolving" away from tennis after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 US Open.
Victoria Mboko and Emma Navarro will collide in the final of the Strasbourg Open on Saturday. Navarro has found her form again in northern France after a difficult start to the year, but faces her toughest test yet against the talented Mboko.
The Canadian singles star also plans to play the Berlin Open for the first time, before competing at Wimbledon. Mboko recently began working with Wim Fissette, who has coached many of the WTA’s top players, including Iga Swiatek, Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Victoria Azarenka.
Vicky Mboko has faced several big names early in her career.Most recently, the teen phenom was tested in February at the Qatar Open, where she battled
Serena Williams' return to competition begins against Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe, two of the tour's most accomplished doubles players Serena Williams will face an immediate test in her return to competition. The wild-card team of Williams ...
The 19-year-old Canadian tennis star will team up with Williams at the Queen's Club tournament
Eamonn Dalton / The Athletic; Yu Chun Christopher Wong / Eurasia Images via Getty Images Welcome back to the Monday Tennis Briefing, where The Athletic will explain the stories behind the stories from the past week on court. This week, two rising WTA ...
Ben Rothenberg of Bounces reported the news earlier this week, which was confirmed by the eye test in Strasbourg.
Victoria Mboko and Emma Navarro will compete for their first WTA clay-court title at the Internationaux de Strasbourg after winning their semifinals. Navarro, returning strong after health issues, defeated Ann Li, while top seed Mboko overcame Jaqueline ...