{"id":8746,"date":"2017-12-25T08:50:57","date_gmt":"2017-12-25T08:50:57","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2017-12-25T08:50:57","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T08:50:57","slug":"serena-williams-comeback-in-uae","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovin.co\/dubai\/en\/lifestyle\/serena-williams-comeback-in-uae\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Ace Serena Williams’s Comeback Just Four Months After Giving Birth Will Be In The UAE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Just four months after giving birth, Serena Williams will return to the court\u00a0in the UAE.<\/p>\n

The\u00a0Mubadala World Tennis Championship is happening this week on Saturday, December 30 in Abu Dhabi, and the 36-year-old new mom will play against French open champion Jelena Ostapenko in the exhibition match.<\/p>\n

They will be the first women to compete in the event<\/h3>\n

It will be the first time\u00a0a women\u2019s tennis match will be played at Mubadala, and there couldn’t be a more fitting match!\u00a0<\/p>\n

The\u00a0showdown between the two Grand Slam champions is all set to take place at 5 pm at Zayed Sports City.<\/p>\n

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For the first time in the history of #MWTC<\/a>, we\u2019re bringing you two of the world\u2019s best female players! #MWTC10<\/a> will see 23-time Grand Slam champion @serenawilliams<\/a> making her comeback against the 2017 #rolandgarros<\/a> Champion Jelena Ostapenko, as they play each other on Day 3! pic.twitter.com\/S3uWvxkpa5<\/a><\/p>\n

\u2014 MWTC (@MubadalaTennis) December 24, 2017<\/a>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

In a statement, which was released on Sunday, Serena expressed her joy in returning to action.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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\u201cI am delighted to be returning to the court in Abu Dhabi for the first time since the birth of my daughter in September.\u00a0The Mubadala World Tennis Championship has long marked the beginning of the men\u2019s global tennis season and I am excited and honoured to be making my comeback as part of the first women to participate in the event. I look forward to seeing the fans in Abu Dhabi at the 10th edition of the Championship very soon.<\/p>\n

Serena Williams<\/cite>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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