Williams presented herself on the court on Wednesday after almost a quarter of a year, and in the jubilee 1000th match of her career, she lost 6: 7, 5: 7 to Argentine Nadia Podoroská. She said goodbye to the tournament in Rome in the second round.
According to the AP agency, her older sister Venus should also start in Parma, where she will start playing on Sunday. The 40-year-old winner of seven grand slams also received a wild card from the organizers.