- The Associated Press
Serena Williams is fit and ready to play after 6-month break
Serena Williams flexed and then kissed a sinewy right bicep to show down time well spent in training even without bench pressing. Williams now looks to flex her muscles on a tennis court for the first time in six months. The WTA's first event in the U.S. since March features a spectator-free field that includes sister Venus Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam winner herself, Victoria Azarenka, Sloane Stephens and rising star Coco Gauff.
NBC SportsAnett Kontaveit, Fiona Ferro to meet in Palermo Open final
Fourth-seeded Anett Kontaveit will play 53rd-ranked Fiona Ferro for the first tour-level tennis title in five months at the Palermo Ladies Open.
AFP'Recluse' Serena ready for US Open after lockdown
Serena Williams said Saturday she is pressing ahead with plans to play in the US Open despite a wave of player withdrawals from the upcoming Grand Slam event over coronavirus fears. Williams, who was one of the first players to commit to the US Open despite the pandemic, said her plans remain unchanged, adding that she was tentatively planning to go to Europe for the rescheduled French Open. "I see myself doing it all if it happens," Williams said when asked about her schedule during a virtual press conference on Saturday.
