WASHINGTON - Serena Williams has descended entered along the base line of slapping a winning cross-court backhand and then pumped a fist - a familiar pose. And then she smiled. She dared not glare in the direction of opponents teen Thursday, students at Southeast Tennis and Learning Center.
Yes, Williams has been forthcoming rather happy to be on a field of tennis, swinging his racket after months of various physical problems are far from the sport. On an adjacent Court, older sister Venus had a racquet in hand, too, offering advice to coach and player points against children from 7 to 17 years ago at a clinic in 45 minutes to help celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Centre.
What was ready to make Thursday or Williams, is tell the world when they will return to the tour. They were both ranked No. 1, own a combined 20 Grand Slam - 13 for Serena, seven to Venus - simple titles and are among the most dynamic and the players in the history of tennis.
But Venus has not played since January due to injury at the hip. Serena has been since July after operations of two feet and blood clots in his lungs.
"I feel better." Just from training. I am a little later I suspect and hope, said Serena, who resumed the practice there is a little more than two weeks. "But it's stable." "Slow and steady, I think, always works when it is a race."
His final competitive game came when she a won its fourth title Wimbledon last summer. She has missed the last two major tournaments.
The next Grand Slam is the French Open, which begins May 22.
"This is a great event, and we certainly want to be there," has said Venus. "Us just take week after week, evaluate and a good part is that we both improves every week.".
The two sisters moved around the Court without any visible couplers Thursday.
Their link with the Centre date prior to the installation of $ 5.1 million was built, when D.C. former first lady Cora Masters Barry, Chief Executive of the Centre spoke to the mother of the Williamses of plans for the Centre. Their eldest sister, Isha Price, is a member of the Board of Directors of the Centre.
"The Centre is so important, because for us, it brings us a complete cycle, growing up in Compton, Calif.". Back to here is similar, because we see young people who are us really, come. "is an excellent opportunity for us to really stay failed and continue to do what is important, which is to give back."
Standing nearby as Serena crossed kids drills, Barry said: "This shows only, first, that Venus and Serena are that these children are, with respect to their debut and where they come from.". And the children know that - they get the connection. Children are pleased by it and inspired by it. ?
Price recalled accompanying her sisters - two less than 10 years old at the time, on a trip to a club of countries of California for clinic led by Hall of Fame Billie Jean King tennis player.
"It was their example of how they may also help and affect children, any time, they have the opportunity to make a clinic - it is one thing to hit with sponsors and individuals raise money.". ... You must make the aspect it commercial, ", said the price." "But this is what they are passionate about."
Wear stretchy pants with a green and white mottled effect and a jacket to warm-up with the same set of colors, Serena played the points more real than his sister Thursday, which extends over stolen and race in front and rear.
Venus, all dressed in black, spent way more time pointers, individual speak with students and give advice.
"It is not a teacher yelling," said Williams, 12-year old Kayla, who lives in the Centre. "It has, as a quiet Professor and... in fact you shows rather than yell at you and tell you."
And as excited that it was an opportunity to share a court with Venus, Kayla did save a tiny complaint: "I really thought we were going to play a game."
It will have to wait, with everyone, for the next game of Venus.
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