Despite making an impressive comeback appearance in Abu Dhabi on Saturday, Serena Williams refused to commit herself to playing in the Australian Open in just over a fortnight's time.
The defending champion in Melbourne, Williams has only just re-emerged from a year-long lay-off, in the course of which she gave birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia on Sept 1.
Jelena Ostapenko close on Saturday in an exhibition match. Having started slowly, she seized the second set and was only defeated in the "super tie-break", eventually going down by a 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 scoreline.' data-reactid="28">Such is Williams's all-round mastery that she was still able to push the reigning French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko close on Saturday in an exhibition match. Having started slowly, she seized the second set and was only defeated in the "super tie-break", eventually going down by a 6-2, 3-6, 10-5 scoreline.
But it is one thing to play a one-off exhibition, and another to win seven straight matches over a fortnight, which would be the target for Williams next month.
"I don't know if I am totally ready to come back on the Tour yet," Williams said afterwards. "I know that, when I come back, I definitely want to be competing for championships. I am taking it one day at a time. I am going to assess everything with Patrick [Mouratoglou, her coach] and my team."
Meanwhile the injury curse that has afflicted the start of the men's season continued with Novak Djokovic's withdrawal from his first scheduled ATP tournament of the year, the Qatar ExxonMobil Open in Doha next week. "Unfortunately, the situation with the elbow has not changed for better since yesterday," Djokovic said in a statement. "I still feel the pain."
second seed Andy Murray on course to play either Ryan Harrison or Leonardo Mayer in the second round, after a first-round bye. Barring any deterioration in the condition of his problem right hip, Murray will probably make his own comeback to the ATP tour on Thursday.' data-reactid="52">And the draw for the Brisbane International, one of next week's other ATP events, has placed second seed Andy Murray on course to play either Ryan Harrison or Leonardo Mayer in the second round, after a first-round bye. Barring any deterioration in the condition of his problem right hip, Murray will probably make his own comeback to the ATP tour on Thursday.
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