World No.1 Serena Williams made a triumphant return to the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour in Rome on Tuesday, coming back from a slow start to beat Timea Bacsinszky in straight sets, 7-6(2), 6-1. Williams, who hadn't played a match since winning her 12th Grand Slam title in Australia earlier this season, found herself down a double break in the first set at 1-4 and even faced three set points at 4-5 before gaining control of the first set, racing out to a 5-0 lead in the tie-break and never looking back until she won.
"I went in there thinking I can win or I can lose. You never know what can happen and I didn't put too much pressure on myself," Williams said. "I got off to a slow start but I was able to fight it off. I thought she played excellently to be honest. I just had to pick up the level of my game."
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