ABU DHABI: Serena Williams was pleased to get back on court despite losing what was her first match in almost a year, against Jelena Ostapenko, at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship in Abu Dhabi on Saturday. But she failed to fully rediscover her rhythm and quickly dropped the first set 6-2 to the Latvian Ostapenko, the French Open champion. The 36-year-old American roared back to win the second set 6-3 before losing the decisive tiebreak 10-5 in the exhibition match. I was a little worried out there and I looked at my camp and I was like ‘Is Olympia ok?’. “It’s my first time playing in Abu Dhabi so thank you guys for the support.

Source: New Strait Times December 30, 2017 15:22 UTC