Valiant Serena beaten on Wimbledon return, Swiatek survives scare
- Ben Shelton dumped out by Finland’s Otto Virtanen as Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur progress in straight sets.
- Serena Williams suffered a dramatic first-round defeat on her return to singles tennis at Wimbledon as she succumbed to inspired Australian youngster Maya Joint, while Iga Swiatek started her title defence with a nervy win.
- Williams lost 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 on Centre Court in her first professional singles match on Tuesday since “evolving away” from tennis in 2022, despite threatening a comeback after saving a match point in the second set.
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- Ben Shelton dumped out by Finland’s Otto Virtanen as Taylor Fritz and Alex de Minaur progress in straight sets.
- Serena Williams suffered a dramatic first-round defeat on her return to singles tennis at Wimbledon as she succumbed to inspired Australian youngster Maya Joint, while Iga Swiatek started her title defence with a nervy win.
- Williams lost 6-3, 6-7 (6/8), 6-3 on Centre Court in her first professional singles match on Tuesday since “evolving away” from tennis in 2022, despite threatening a comeback after saving a match point in the second set.
Sources: Al Jazeera