Serena Williams was back to her winning ways after almost taking a year off due to an injury which she suffered during the opening round of the Wimbledon 2021.
Serena Williams and her doubles partner Ons Jabeur had to fight in order to scrap a win against their opponents Sara Sombles Tormo and Marie Bouzkova in order to advance to the next round in the Eastbourne International.
Serena who is slated to make her comeback at the Wimbledon next week apparently had a lot of fun even though she barely survived the match. Serena displayed a bit of rustiness in the match but got into match rhythm as the match progressed.
She claimed that her opponents played very well and after the first set they just decided to stay there. Serena was getting to her best slowly and her iconic and powerful serve was seen in play after a year which surely would have elated her fans.
The main talking point of the match was surely the drop shot by Ons Jabeur which not only amazed the audience but also Serena Williams herself.
Ons Jabeur drop shot shocks Serena Williams
Towards the business end of the match when things got a bit intense, Ons Jabeur produced an excellent drop shot which shocked everyone including the opponents and her doubles partner Serena Williams. In an interview Ons Jabeur said,
“Unbelievable experience for me. But it was fun. I think that the drop shot at the end”
“I’m glad that I made it.”
“Oh my goodness, I would never do that, never.” Said Serena Williams.
Ons Jabeur considered herself to be lucky and honoured to have a partner as decorated as Serena Williams.
Ons Jabeur: Unbelievable experience for me. But it was fun. I think that the dropshot at the end…
Serena Williams: Oh my goodness, I would never do that, never.
Ons Jabeur: I’m glad that I made it. https://t.co/NfmLIVeqbv
— Reem Abulleil (@ReemAbulleil) June 21, 2022
She was surely nervous to perform alongside Serena which was evident from the errors that she made in the earlier stages of the match.
The opponents of Serena and Ons were surely not intimidated since they were bested in the earlier stages of the match. Serena also was seen to be slowly getting up to speed with her rhythm after a year of inactivity.
Serena also tumbled once on her court but quickly made it back to her feet.
