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Williams
can win
French Open
• Says coach Mouratoglou
SERENA
WILLIAMS can
win the French
Open even though
she "came back
too early" after giving birth,
says her coach Patrick
Mouratoglou.
The 23-time Grand Slam
champion has not played a
match on clay since reaching
the final at Roland Garros in
2016.
Williams, 36, withdrew
from tournaments in Madrid
and Rome this month,
casting doubt over her
participation at the French
Open, which begins on 27
May.
"She is working extremely
hard; she is improving in all
the areas fast. I am very
satisfied and confident that
she will be ready for Roland
Garros."
Williams returned to the
WTA Tour in March, six
months after giving birth, but
has struggled to find top
form.
She reached the third
round at Indian Wells, where
she was beaten by sister
Venus, before falling in the
first round of the Miami
Open to Japan's Naomi
Osaka.
Mouratoglou says the goal
is for Williams to get "even
stronger than before",
although he admits she was
"far from being 100%" on
her comeback.
"Serena clearly came back
too early," he said. "She was
not ready yet but needed to
feel the competition, so she
decided to play.
"It was a good experience
as she realised all the work
that needed to be done in
order for her to be really
ready."
• Serena
Williams
I’m staying at Juventus — Allegri
• Allegri has won the Italian league and Cup double in
each of his four seasons in charge of Juventus
"It's not an issue of
decisions on the
future, it's about
planning what the
future of Juventus will
be, because once
we've finished
celebrating, we have
to sit around a table
with clear heads,"
added Allegri.
JUVENTUS MANAGER
Massimiliano Allegri has played down
reports that he is to leave the Italian
club.
The Italian has been repeatedly
linked with replacing Arsenal boss
Arsene Wenger, who is leaving the
Gunners after almost 22 years in
charge.
"If they don't fire me, then I think
I'm staying at Juventus next year too,"
said Allegri.
The 50-year-old was speaking after
a 0-0 draw against Roma sealed a
seventh successive league title for
Juve.
Allegri, who also achieved his
fourth league and Cup double in as
many seasons with the club, has also
been touted as a possible replacement
for compatriot Antonio Conte at
Chelsea.
However, Chelsea and Arsenal
finished fifth and sixth respectively in
the Premier League and failed to
qualify for the Champions League.
"It's not an issue of decisions on
the future, it's about planning what
the future of Juventus will be,
because once we've finished
celebrating, we have to sit around a
table with clear heads," added Allegri.
"When the next season begins, we
all start from zero points and must
continue proving we are competitive."