After both Serena and Venus Williams were absent from last week's Premier Mandatory in Madrid, the sisters returned to action earlier today at the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. René Denfeld is in Rome and recaps the sisters' first day on Italian clay this season, including their first doubles match in over one and a half years.
"Yeah, that was my first time playing against Coco. She's had a great year this year and last year and then just a great Fed Cup," Venus Williams said after her first-round victory over fellow American CoCo Vandeweghe.