There have been several positive signs in the last few days that Serena Williams will return to the tour in time to defend her Australian Open title. The 36-year-old has resumed training after giving birth to her first child in September, and she took part in a charity pro-am tournament organised by Jack Nicklaus in Florida on Sunday. But the tournament director Craig Tiley is optimistic she will return for a crack at her seventh Melbourne Park crown after marrying the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian last month. Williams has got her visa, she’s entered, and she’s probably just got to find a bit more space for a bigger entourage“She’s got her visa, she’s entered, she’s practising and she’s probably just got to find a bit more space for a bigger entourage,” Tiley said. “There’s no question that she’ll be ready in our view and she wants…

Source: The Times December 06, 2017 09:00 UTC