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The tournament director told the Associated
Press on Friday that Williams "has already reserved her rooms
and should be here a few days early" for the event
Williams hasn't played since she withdrew from the Miami Open in
March with a knee injury.
The 37-year-old Williams, currently ranked 11th in the world,
has won the Italian Open four times, most recently in 2016.
That's also the last time she played in the event.
This year's Italian Open runs May 13-19 and serves as a
clay-court warm-up for the French Open, which begins May 26.
Williams has not won a tournament since 2017, when she won the
Australian Open. Shortly afterward, she announced she was
pregnant and she took the rest of the year off from competitive
tennis.
While she did not win a tournament in 2018, she did advance to
the final of both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
She lost in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open this year.
--Field Level Media
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