Serena Williams & Katie Boulter win as Australian Open warm-ups begin
Serena Williams won her 23rd Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2017 Serena Williams says she may not have been able to play in the Australian Open had it not been pushed back by three weeks. Williams, chasing a record-equalling 24th major singles title next week, said she “needed the extra time” to fully recover from an Achilles injury sustained at the US Open in September. She and Britain’s Katie Boulter won their openers as warm-up events began. The two are playing in the Gippsland Trophy – one of six events running simultaneously at Melbourne Park this...
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