Serena Williams suffered a straight-sets defeat in the Berlin Open doubles on Tuesday, hours after the confirmation of her return to Wimbledon to play alongside her older sister, Venus.
Williams and Czech doubles partner Karolina Muchova fell to Mexico’s Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, 6-4, 6-4.
The duo lost the opening set after Williams was broken in her second service game.
They were broken on Muchova’s serve midway through the second set and failed to find a way back into the contest.
“I felt pretty good out there. I felt actually more nimble and more sturdy and quicker than the first match in Queens,” Williams said after the match.
“I felt overall pretty good, just physically and quickness. I think you need a lot of quickness on grass.”
The match was the 44-year-old Williams’ second after her shock comeback announcement earlier in June.
She won her first match
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