The 44-year-old American and her 19-year-old Canadian doubles partner Victoria Mboko secured a 7-6 (2) 6-2 first-round win.
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The 44-year-old American and her 19-year-old Canadian doubles partner Victoria Mboko secured a 7-6 (2) 6-2 first-round win.
The United States' Serena Williams, left, and Canada's Victoria Mboko take a break during their round of 16 doubles match against the United States' Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe at the Queen's Club Championships in London. Tennis great Serena Williams returned to the sport Tuesday after nearly four years, teaming with Victoria Mboko for a first-round doubles win at Queen's Court in London. The 44-year-old American and her 19-year-old Canadian doubles partner Victoria Mboko secured a 7-6 (2) 6-2 first-round win.
44-year-old victorious alongside partner Victoria Mboko Pair win 7-6 (2), 6-2 over Melichar-Martinez and Routliffe At the most tense moment of Serena Williams’s comeback to professional tennis, the score uncertainly balanced at 5-5, 30-30, an audience member could no longer hold her tongue. Serena Williams, right, and Canada's Victoria Mboko celebrate after winning their round of 16 doubles match against Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe on Tuesday at the Queen's Club Championships in London.
St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported the story as "TENNIS-LONDON/." Los Angeles Times reported the story as "Serena Williams gets a doubles win in her first professional match in almost four years." New Hampshire Union Leader reported the story as "Queen's Club Championships."
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