Wimbledon:Inspired by her sister's comeback, Venus Williams made one of her own at Wimbledon. Williams and partner Jamie Murray won a mixed doubles that was the first in any tennis discipline for the seven-time Grand Slam singles champion in more than 10 months.
They defeated Alicja Rosolska and Michael Venus 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 in a first-round match on No. 1 Court. (Entering) it was definitely super last minute. Just inspired by Serena, the 42-year-old Williams said. Serena Williams played her first match in a year on Tuesday night on Centre Court, losing to Harmony Tan. Jamie Murray, who also has a famous tennis sibling, said that Venus' camp texted him asking to play.
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I think you played great, Murray said at their joint news conference. Like, she hasn't played for a long time. First match, big court, a lot of people. It's not easy. It was a great experience (to) play with Venus Williams. When am I going to get the chance to do that? Venus said she had no plan to play. I saw the grass and I got excited ... I haven't played in a year so you don't know what you're going to get.