Serena Williams returns, Fed Cup 'start of a long process'

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — Tennis fans anxiously awaiting Serena Williams' return to competitive tennis will have to wait one more day.

Williams won't be playing in either of Saturday's Fed Cup singles matches as she makes her comeback five months after becoming a mother. Williams teams up with Lauren Davis to face Lesley Kerkhove and Demi Schuurs of the Netherlands in Sunday's doubles match.

"It's definitely the start of a long process," Williams said. "Physically, I feel good. Every day, I get better and I get stronger. That's just something I always keep telling myself every day, I have to get better."

Williams, 36, hasn't played an official match since winning the 2017 Australian Open.