Serena Williams will partner Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open as the 23-time Grand Slam champion makes her first 593 doubles ranking | Tennis News
Serena Williams will team up with Karolina Muchova at this week’s Berlin Open – live on Sky Sports – as the 23-time Grand Slam champion returns to 593rd place on the doubles list.
Williams’ return to HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club ended prematurely after his two-time partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw due to a left knee injury.
After an almost four-year absence, Williams will continue her comeback in Berlin – live on Sky Sports Tennis – and could be looking for a wild card into the Wimbledon tournament.
The 44-year-old American will partner world No. 10 Karolina Muchova in the women’s doubles against Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe with the match scheduled for Tuesday at the Steffi Graf Stadion.
The winner of that match will face third seeds Melichar-Martinez and Sara Errani or Chinese duo Jiang Xinyu and Xu Yifan in the second round while top seeds Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic may await in the semi-finals.
Elise Mertens and Zhang Shuai are in the bottom half of the draw and begin their campaign against Tereza Mihalikova and Olivia Nicholls with fourth seeds Ellen Perez and Demi Schuurs leveling their opponents in the semi finals.
WTA doubles rankings
“Every tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Berlin is no exception,” the American said of playing in Berlin.
“I’m excited to compete in front of the German fans and keep the momentum going throughout the grass court season.”
Neither Williams nor the All England Club has confirmed that she will play Wimbledon at the end of this month.
“It’s just one day at a time,” Williams said of playing in the third big game of the season. “I still have a little time to decide, and they’ve been great about giving me that space and time to decide.”
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Judy Murray discusses William’s return to tennis
Judy Murray said Williams played at a “very high level” at Queen’s and was impressed with her performance.
“I’m not sure that anyone expected him to come back when he retired, I think he came back in 2022,” he said. Sky Sports.
“He’s got two kids of his own now, but he’s been playing a big role; he’s obviously got himself in really good shape, fit, ready to compete again.
“I think he might have missed you a lot too.
“I saw a clip where he said it was important for his children to see him play, so they know who he is and what he does.
“I really liked that her husband and children were in court and greeted her when she left.
“But she showed that she is still playing at a surprisingly high level, playing doubles with Victoria Mboko at the WTA event in Queen’s, and she won her first match!
“And the support of the big crowd there, and a lot of fans behind her, it’s great, another mom is back in the game with success, brilliant.”
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