(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Serena Williams came to support Venus Williams in her sister’s comeback tournament in ‘s-Hertogenbosch. On Tuesday, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus played her first tournament since the first week of the 2023 season.
On the stands of ‘s-Hertogenbosch, former 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena was spotted following the Venus and Celine Naef match.
Venus’ number 1 fan ð¤©@serenawilliams | #LibemaOpen pic.twitter.com/RN8mednO7n — wta (@WTA) June 13, 2023
Venus, who is set to turn 43 this week, made a promising start against 17-year-old Naef who was making her WTA main draw debut.
But Venus failed to close out the match as Naef recovered from a set and a break down to beat the seven-time Grand Slam champion 3-6 7-6 (3) 6-2.
Venus Williams loses first match back as Serena comes to support her sister
After claiming the first break of the match in the eighth game for a 5-3 lead, Venus served out for the first set in the following game.
Up by a set, Venus also earned the first break of the second set in the fifth game. Down by a set and a break, Naef refused to quit as she broke back Venus in the eighth game and managed to force a second set…
