PARIS - Three-time champion Serena Williams will make her eagerly-awaited return to Grand Slam tennis on Tuesday with a French Open first-round match against Kristyna Pliskova on Court Philippe Chatrier. The former world number one briefly returned for the American hardcourt season, but suffered early losses to sister Venus and Naomi Osaka in Indian Wells and Miami respectively. But fellow former Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka have both backed Roland Garros, saying that Serena shouldn't get special treatment. Two-time Sharapova makes her return to Roland Garros having been refused a wild card last year following her doping suspension. World number one Simona Halep will start her latest bid for an elusive Grand Slam title against Alison Riske of the US.

Source: Bangkok Post May 29, 2018 02:03 UTC