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Welcome back, Serena! Williams returns to court
STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer
Tuesday, March 23, 2004
©2004 Associated Press

(03-23) 13:44 PST KEY BISCAYNE, Fla. (AP) --

Sidelined by knee surgery, Serena Williams spent most of the past eight months designing dresses and dabbling in acting.

Now that she's ready to get back on a tennis court, it's as if she never left: Williams will be seeded No. 1 at the Nasdaq-100 Open, which begins Wednesday.

"I really, really am excited about getting back," said Williams, the two-time defending champion at Key Biscayne. "I've been in a lot of pain watching a lot of players play when I really want to be out there."