Jelena Ostapenko says she has nothing to lose and everything to gain when she takes on the returning former world number one Serena Williams in Abu Dhabi today.
<img title="Latvian Jelena Ostapenko" src="https://images.mid-day.com/images/2017/dec/Jelena-Ostapenko.jpg" alt="Latvian Jelena Ostapenko" /> Latvian Jelena Ostapenko
The exhibition match will be the highlight of the three-day Mubadala World Tennis Championship as it marks Williams&rsquo; return to the court for the first time since winning the Australian Open at the start of the year. She was two-months pregnant at that time and took off for the birth of her first child in September.
"I am a little excited because I have never played her before," said Ostapenko.
"I am really honoured to play Serena in her first match after coming back and I think it is a great opportunity for me. She was my idol when I was growing up, and I saw her matches and I liked her style. I think she is very big for women&rsquo;s tennis. To play such a great champion is just great. I have nothing to lose."
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