After knocking out Wimbledon already in the first round, 40-year-old tennis legend Serena Williams won again.
At the WTA tournament in Toronto, she took her first win in over a year when she defeated 57th-seeded Spaniard Nuria Barezas Diaz in straight sets, 6-3, 6-4.
23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams She has long come back from the injury fears that plagued her during last year’s Wimbledon. Already in the first round, she came out injured after slipping on the grass and injuring her ankle in the match against Belarusian Alexandra Sasnovich.
Since then, she has been struggling to get back. But the comeback continued until this year’s Wimbledon. There, however, the French tan harmony became very difficult.
“Light at the end of the tunnel”
So Serena Williams was very relieved and bolstered her faltering confidence by defeating Nuria Barezas Diaz in Toronto.
– I think there’s light at the end of the tunnel. She said, “Now I’m getting close to this light.”
– I love to play, it’s cool, but I can’t do it forever. Sometimes, you just want to do your best to enjoy these moments. And do what you can.
This year is the 10th time Serena Williams has played the championship in Toronto. She has won it three times, the first victory coming in 2001.
In the second round, Williams will face the winner of the match between Belinda Bencic of Switzerland and Teresa Martinkova of the Czech Republic.