Michelle Obama cheers Leander Paes on in World Team Tennis

(Picture - First Lady Michelle Obama cheers Leander Paes on)

On Thursday, Serena Williams won her first match on US soil since 2009, leading the Washington Kastles to a 25-10 victory over the Boston Lobsters in World Team Tennis.

Former world No. 1 Williams, who partnered with Rennae Stubbs and Leander Paes during the tie, was participating in her first match in the U.S. since the 2009 U.S. Open.

Williams and Stubbs opened the first set with a 5-2 win over Coco Vandeweghe and Mashona Washington. In the second set, Paes and Bobby Reynolds beat Eric Butorac and Jan-Michael Gambill, 5-1.Reynolds then prevailed over Gambill, 5-2.

In the fourth set, Williams and Paes teamed up to take the win, 5-1, over Vandeweghe and Butorac. Williams wrapped up the tie by winning the women’s singles set, defeating Vandeweghe, 5-4, for a total of 25-10.

The victory marked the first for Williams on U.S. soil since 2009, when she lost to Kim Clijsters in the U.S. Open semifinals on a point penalty on match point.

A series of injuries had sidelined Williams for nearly a year, before she recently made her return to competition in Eastbourne, a Wimbledon warm-up event, and then reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.

Michelle Obama and her two daughters were in attendance at the match.

Source: www.10balls.com