Serena Set to Return to Action at Generali Ladies Linz
October 5, 2010 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
Serena Williams is returning to the WTA Tour at next week’s Generali Ladies Linz after being sidelined since July by a cut on her right foot. Organizers of the event said the Wimbledon and Australian Open champion confirmed her entry Thursday, the same day she lost her number one WTA ranking.
Williams had surgery after cutting her foot on broken glass at a restaurant after winning Wimbledon. She returned to practice in September, but twice put off her comeback, withdrawing from the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo and this week’s China Open in Beijing. Linz will be only the seventh tournament of the year for Williams, who already had qualified for the end-of-season championships in Doha.
She also has made herself available for the U.S. Fed Cup team that is playing Italy in the final Nov. 6-7 in San Diego.
Former champion Daniela Hantuchova, currently ranked 26th in the WTA rankings, is the second-highest ranked player at the $220,000 tournament. U.S. Open quarterfinalist Dominika Cibulkova and last year’s runner-up Petra Kvitova are also taking part.
