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Serena Williams Is Set to Reclaim Her Leading Role in Tennis

MELBOURNE, Australia — The 36-year-old tennis superstar with 20 Grand Slam singles titles is ready for some downtime.

Roger Federer said Monday that he was headed home to snowy Switzerland to watch his children ski as he enjoys the afterglow of winning another Australian Open.

Meanwhile, the 36-year-old tennis superstar with 23 Grand Slam singles titles is preparing to end her break. After a little more than a year away because of pregnancy and childbirth, Serena Williams is set to return to official competition for the United States’ first-round Fed Cup match next week against the Netherlands in Asheville, N.