Serena Williams 'excited to be back' on making return to tennis after giving birth

The exhibition contest in Abu Dhabi against Jelena Ostapenko was the American's first match for 11 months.

Williams struggled with her movement at first but played some fine shots in a 6-2 3-6 (10-5) defeat.

"I'm going to assess everything with (coach) Patrick (Mouratoglou) and my team and go from there," she added.

"I don't know if I'm totally ready yet or not. When I come back, I definitely want to be competing for championships.

Source: BBC Sport