Serena Williams Set for Tennis Return Next Week in Eastbourne

Great news. But after a year, I do not believe it till I see her hit a ball!

June 7th, 2011 at 9:52 am

WOW. That changes everything. I am sure Serena will do well at Wimbledon, but even S can’t possibly win after a year off (cough-partying-cough), can she?
However, if her comeback is serious and injury free, I wouldn’t be surprised to see her holding the USO trophy, and maybe 1 or 2 more Slams next year.
Venus is probably too old to come back too strong- maybe she’ll win a couple rounds at Wimbledon.
The tour has missed these women incredibly. Its really hard to care about the WTA with such a vacuum at the top echelon. Clijsters is great when she’s on, but not a model of consistency. I actually enjoy Wozniaki because of her incredible speed, but the fact is, she’s not a world class champion.
Serena is far and away the benchmark and beast of the WTA.

June 7th, 2011 at 10:01 am

She is a beast alright! She can fill a whole room by herself.

Looking for an early Serena exit!

June 7th, 2011 at 2:09 pm

I hope she’s actually fit and ready to go! I’ve missed seeing her powerful game and determination. I’m sick of chokers and wimps in the WTA!

June 7th, 2011 at 7:20 pm

i hope for a sharapova venus match with sharapova winning it then a sharpova serena match with sharapova winning again!

June 7th, 2011 at 8:08 pm

great to see her back

June 7th, 2011 at 9:08 pm

Lulu, surely you wouldn’t classify either of the French Open finalists as chokers or wimps?

June 8th, 2011 at 12:24 am

Serena mentioned on twitter that she’s been practising a lot.

June 8th, 2011 at 2:30 am

Hope to see Serena winning again.

June 8th, 2011 at 3:26 am

Love or hate her….Serena is always a force to be reckoned with on the tennis court. Over the past several years, she’s evolved into a all-court player and strategist.

If her record isn’t enough for you haters out there, I invite you to read just about any WTA player interview, blog or comments ABOUT Serena.

Not only is she among the All-time BEST ATHLETES (including tennis), she has consistently demonstrates gracious and generous sportsmanship, modeling professionalism and camaraderie, on and off the court.

June 8th, 2011 at 6:01 am

Good grief, RD, are you MAD? Gracious and generous sportsmanship!!
After that outburst at the US Open, she should never have been allowed to set foot on a tennis court again.
Or am I obtuse, and you’re really being sarcastic?

June 8th, 2011 at 9:35 am

I hear you, dari. I was all set for a return after we saw her practicing in the hot pink catsuit.

Go, Serena!

June 8th, 2011 at 4:34 pm

Then, Colin – I guess you would’ve booted Roger, too, for swearing at the ref that year … and A-Rod too, as often as he does it … and Dmitrov, who apparently physically attacked a ref.

For starters.

June 8th, 2011 at 4:35 pm

Serena has also tweeted a picture of herself and I’ll tell you she has the 2nd best abs on tour, right after Rafa. With Serena anything possible.

M- Those guys were all jackasses in the moment, but fortunately we can move on.

June 8th, 2011 at 9:22 pm

Colin, though I like both Li and Schiavone neither of them comes close to Serena in consistency or mental strength. Li pulled through this time, but she has mental hiccups, and Fran did not bring her best to the final. I admire Sharapova’s toughness, but when she makes 1,000 DFs it’s hard for her to win a slam! And Kim, Kim! I like her, and sometimes her game is just awesome, but what happens to her with those complete meltdowns? I will not even discuss Woz in this context.

June 9th, 2011 at 12:12 am

Get over the US Open incident with Serena Williams. She is still and will always be one of the best, if not the best, players on the WTA Tour. She has not done or said anything that hasn’t already been done or said by other players who was going throught something during a playoff. Go SERENA!!!!!!!

June 10th, 2011 at 10:48 am