Venus Williams humorously remarked that her younger sister, Serena, held her back in doubles after winning her first match with new partner Hailey Baptiste at the D.C. Open. Following a 16-month hiatus due to a medical procedure, Williams reflected on the joy of returning to play. She expressed that her current state is vastly different from last year’s preparation for surgery. Williams emphasized that tennis is an obsession but acknowledged the importance of health over the sport, granting her a new perspective on her comeback.
I think, from the first point, I could see that we were going to be a good team. We just should have started playing earlier, years ago, right? I think Serena was just in the way.
It's just nice to be able to play. Where I am at this year is so much different than where I was at last year. It's night and day, being able to be here and prepare for the tournament as opposed to preparing for surgery a year ago.
Tennis is a game. It's our life. It's literally our obsession. But at the end of the day, it doesn't really matter if your health is not there.
So it definitely put it in perspective for me and maybe made it easier to make the decision to maybe come back out here and maybe play even freer.
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