The Asian Age

FAMILY AFFAIR FOR SERENA

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After a year off the tennis circuit, Serena Williams turned her comeback match into a family affair. The seven- time Wimbledon singles champion, now 36, was returning to the game for the first time since giving birth by playing doubles in the first round of the Fed Cup in the US. Her web tycoon hubby Alexis Ohanian, 34, seemed to be having a whale of a time as he held their five- month- old daughter Alexis Olympia, at the US Cellular centre in Asheville, North Carolina. But the smile quickly came off his face when Serena and sister Venus, 37, lost 6- 2, 6- 3 to Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs of the Netherland­s. The five- month- old looked precious throughout the weekend, wearing red, white and blue in support of her mama and aunt. “I honestly feel better than I thought I was going to feel,” she told reporters. “I feel like I’m on the right track.” She also made sure to have some fun with her daughter, taking a selfie video showing the baby on the sidelines.

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