Serena Williams is clearly itching for coming back to competitions and the American sensation decided to play in the WTA event in Lexington. This tournament is only an “international” one and that means that it is not really important from a ranking and prize money point of view. However, Serena is well aware that she needs to clear the rust that she has developed after being out of the competitions for so long. The aim is to achieve the best preparation for the US Open.
It’s worth mentioning that Serena will be in good company in Lexington as also former world no.3, Sloane Stephens has decided to play the competition. Being Serena a top 10 player, according to the rules no other top10 player will be able to join the competition.
The event will be staged from the 10th of August.
Serena Williams in 2020
At the moment ranked no.9, the American played her last match on the 8th of February when she surrendered to Anastasija Sevastova 7-65 3-6 7-64 in the Rubber 4 of the Fed Cup.
At the moment, this season Serena has a 8-2 win-loss record. The American conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Sloane Stephens in 2020
Ranked no.37, Sloane played her last match on the 4th of March when she was overcome by Leylah Annie Fernandez 6-74 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Monterrey.
Serena Williams and Sloane Stephens played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Williams. The last time that they played each other, Serena Williams won 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the 4th round in Paris (French Open) in June 2015.
