Good return to competitions for Venus Williams.
The former world no.1 wasn’t sure about her fitness after her demise in Charleston. Venus decided to try to comeback in Rome and the first round will definitely boost her confidence.
Venus defeated Annika Beck 6-3 6-1 in just 71 minutes. The match was even only in the first set when a break (6th game) divided the 2 players. Then Venus sailed to victory in the second set breaking Annika 3 times. Match Stats.
From Venus
The American commented “After Charleston I put the racket down and wasn’t able to play anywhere. I got back on the court a week before Madrid and took the time to get my baseline game going again.”
In the next round Venus will play either Mona Barthel or an in-from Suarez Navarro.
