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Serena Williams beats Kristyna Pliskova in triumphant return to French Open

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  • Former world No1 playing in first major since maternity leave
  • American beats Czech opponent 7-6, 6-4 in first round

It is not often a player ranked 70 in the world gets to play on Court Philippe Chatrier – against someone ranked 381 points adrift of her.

Nevertheless, there was no more fitting stage to welcome back the game’s most regal presence, Serena Williams, on a day that began under cloud and ended in uplifting sunshine as the American survived a searching examination of her credentials and resolve. She said later she fantasises about being “a warrior princess” and she was exactly that again, as she has been so many times.

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2Jc7Xkd

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