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Wimbledon 2018: Surprised Serena Williams thanks organisers for making her 25th seed despite poor ranking
•Serena Williams has thanked Wimbledon for seeding her in spite of her poor ranking, which has come about due to her absence during pregnancy.
US Open will consider Serena Williams' pregnancy while making seedings after furore at French Open
•While making no promises about where 23-time Grand Slam singles champion Williams might be seeded, USTA president Katrina Adams said the Open would "revise the seedings if pregnancy is a factor in the current rankings of a player."
French Open 2018: Serena Williams describes eye-catching black catsuit as ‘fun as well as functional’
•Serena Williams admitted her eye-catching, figure-hugging black catsuit she sported on her Roland Garros return on Tuesday was inspired by the smash hit Black Panther movie, but was also intended to help women with post-natal complications.
Indian Wells Masters: Serena Williams defeated in straight sets by sister Venus in comeback tournament
•Serena Williams' return to tournament tennis came to an abrupt end on Monday as she crashed out of Indian Wells with a 6-3, 6-4 loss to her sister Venus.
Indian Wells: Excited Serena Williams 'can't wait for future' as she makes return to WTA tour after pregnancy
•"I think everyone should have high expectations," said Serena Williams, who will be unseeded at Indian Wells and open her campaign against 53rd-ranked Zarina Diyas of Kazakhstan
Serena Williams says she almost died after giving birth to her daughter Alexis Olympia last year
•Serena Williams 'almost died' after giving birth to her daughter last September, the former women’s world number one tennis player wrote in a column
Fed Cup: Serena Williams says she's on 'right track' despite doubles defeat in dead rubber on comeback
•Serena and her sister Venus were outgunned by the unheralded Dutch pairing of Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs, who were playing in their first ever outing together.
Fed Cup: Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe put USA 2-0 up against Netherlands; Czech Republic lead Switzerland
•Seven-time Grand Slam winner Venus Williams needed an hour and 19 minutes to brush aside her 124th-ranked Dutch opponent Arantxa Rus 6-1, 6-4.
Fed Cup: Serena Williams ready for comeback after 'ups and downs', set to play only doubles for USA
•Serena Williams revealed the "ups and downs" she faced during her year away from competitive tennis but insisted she's now focused in her quest to once more dominate the sport.
Serena Williams to play first competitive match since pregnancy in Fed Cup tie against Netherlands
•Williams was pregnant when she won her 23rd major crown last January in Melbourne and last played Fed Cup in April 2015 against Italy.