Just two weeks ago, 2017 US Open champion and 32-year-old WTA icon Sloane Stephens announced her awaited return to the court. After injuring her right ankle back in March, she had to step away from the action for an indefinite period. Ranked outside of the top 900, all she had to do was to get better and recover as soon as possible. Her unfortunate circumstances resulted in missing out on key events like the French Open, Wimbledon, and her home slam, the US Open, which wrapped up just last week. While Stephens’ comeback was much anticipated, turns out it hasn’t been exactly a smooth sail.

This week, the Guadalajara Open, a WTA 500 hard court tournament, is taking place in Mexico, in which Stephens chose to make her tennis return. During her first-round match against Italy’s Lucrezia

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