Asked if she feels satisfied in proving people wrong, she said: “No, because I am not here for anyone else, except me.”
“I have nothing to prove. Zip. Zero.
“I am here for me because I want to be here. And I have never won and I have never lost to prove to be wrong or thinking about anyone.”
Williams, who won 14 Grand Slam in the doubles with sister Serena, last won a single match in August 2023.
Although Williams never said that she had retired, she was listed as ‘passive’ by the WTA after 16 months.
On Monday, he made his comeback to the doubles with Competrot Haley Baptist as he defeated Esney Bouchad and Clarvi Nagaonou 6-3 6–1 in the last 16.
World number one former number one, Williams won four Grand Slam titles by when Sterns was born in 2001.
“He played a few balls tonight,” Sterns said.
“She was really moving well, which I was not expecting too much, honestly. Her service was just on fire.”
Williams will face Polish fifth seed Magdelea Freach in the second round.
