FILE PHOTO: Aug 11, 2019; Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Serena Williams (USA) goes to serve a ball to Bianca Andreescu (not pictured) during the Rogers Cup tennis tournament at Aviva Centre. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports
(Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams will begin her 2020 season with a return to the Auckland Open in January, her first appearance at the tournament since she was ousted in the second round in 2017.
The Auckland Open serves as a warm-up before the year's first Grand Slam, the Australian Open, which begins on Jan. 20 next year.
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