Serena ends Indian Wells boycott

INDIAN WELLS, California – Serena Williams returned to the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday, ending a 14-year personal boycott of the $5 million tournament that began when she was booed as a teenager on her way to winning the title in 2001.

Williams took questions for 10 minutes a day before the world’s top-ranked women’s player is to compete in her first match.

She never thought she would return to the two-week tournament in the Southern California desert. She even stayed in Los Angeles an extra day because she wasn’t yet ready to start the journey. (AP)