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Serena Williams names her next match for come back

Serena Williams of the US serving to Simona Halep of Romania during their 2016 US Open Women's Singles match in New York in 2016 [Photo: Courtesy]

Serena Williams, who has not played a competitive match since capturing last year's Australian Open, will return to the court next month at a Fed Cup tie, the US Tennis Association announced Tuesday.

Williams was pregnant when she won her 23rd major crown last January in Melbourne. She gave birth to a girl, Alexis Olympia, last September and married father Alexis Ohanian in November.

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