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She’s Back! Serena Williams Wins Her First Grand Slam Match Since Having A Baby

She’s Back! Serena Williams Wins Her First Grand Slam Match Since Having A Baby
Serena Williams at the 2018 U.S. Open. (Photographed by Jean Catuffe/Getty Images).
By Britni Danielle · Updated October 24, 2020
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Although Serena Williams might just be the greatest tennis player of all time, she still has something to prove.

After giving birth to her first daughter, Alexis Olympia Ohanian Jr., last September, Williams’ climb back to the top has been tough. The tennis champ won her first match back on the court in March at Indian Wells but was sent home by her sister, Venus. Later that month, Williams suffered a first-round defeat at the Miami Open, however, she’s been putting in work to reclaim her crown.

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On Monday, Williams kicked off the French Open with a win, defeating the Czech Republic’s Kristyna Pliskova in straight sets.

SERENA.

486 days since last her last Major, @SerenaWilliams gets through her first round at #RG18 7-6(4), 6-4. pic.twitter.com/MQ0BnoB3bn

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 29, 2018

After the match, Williams praised her opponent.

“She played really really well,” Williams said before turning her attention to her comeback. “It’s been two years since I played on clay. It’s been a really long time but I trained really hard on the clay.”

Williams is no stranger to the French Open and has won the Grand Slam tournament three times: in 2002, 2013, and 2015. Still, she said she’s not taking anything for granted.

“I feel good. I’m just happy to have won a match here,” Williams said. “I’m just taking it a day at a time.”

Williams, who donned a fabulous all-black catsuit for her return to the Grand Slam stage, said the form-fitting choice was a shout out to “all the moms out there that had a tough pregnancy and had to come back and try to be fierce.”

"You can't beat a catsuit, right?" 😹@SerenaWilliams talks to @Jon_Wertheim after her 1st round win.#RG18 #Catsuit pic.twitter.com/ysbtUtONmO

— Tennis Channel (@TennisChannel) May 29, 2018

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