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Serena Williams falls at the first hurdle in Rome, to Argentina’s Nadia Podoroska

Serena Williams dropped her first clay-court match of 2021 in straight sets to Argentina's Nadia Podoroska.

Chris Oddo

May 12, 2021

A mental block for Serena at Grand Slams? “We are looking for the solution” (Patrick Mouratoglou)

Serena Williams will make her comeback on clay in Rome in mid-May to prepare for Roland Garros, where she will have another chance to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slam titles. To achieve that goal, she will have to take a psychological step, according to coach Patrick Mouratoglou, who believes that the repeated failures of his player in recent slam finals are 'an additional adversary'.

Chris Oddo

April 27, 2021