Serena Williams came to support Venus Williams in her sister's comeback tournament in 's-Hertogenbosch.
On Tuesday, seven-time Grand Slam champion Venus played her first tournament since the first week of the 2023 season.
On the stands of 's-Hertogenbosch, former 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena was spotted following the Venus and Celine Naef match.
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Venus, who is set to turn 43 this week, made a promising start against 17-year-old Naef who was making her WTA main draw debut.
But Venus failed to close out the match as Naef recovered from a set and a break down to beat the seven-time Grand Slam champion 3-6 7-6 (3) 6-2.
Venus Williams loses first match back as Serena comes to support her sisterAfter claiming the first break of the match in the eighth game for a 5-3 lead, Venus served out for the first set in the following game.
Up by a set, Venus also earned the first break of the second set in the fifth game.
Down by a set and a break, Naef refused to quit as she broke back Venus in the eighth game and managed to force a second set tie-break.
In the second-set tie-break, Naef opened an early 4-1 lead before converting her first set point to send the match into a decider.
In the third set, Naef blew an early break but then broke Venus again in the third and fifth games.
Naef failed to convert her first match point in the seventh game on Venus' serve but had no problems serving out for the match in the eighth game.
"I cannot believe I had the chance to play against Venus. She's an amazing player and really a role model for anyone. For me, it was the biggest stage I ever played. It was incredible and amazing to play in front of such a big crowd. I was very nervous, maybe you could see, but I tried to keep going and try my best," Naef said after the match.
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