Serena Williams and Kyle Edmund crash out in Cincinnati
(The Guardian Sports News)

`This is a long comeback,´ says Williams after defeat by KvitovaEdmund eliminated by Shapovalov but Federer wins on returnSerena Williams has said she is still at the beginning of a long comeback after her second-round defeat by Petra Kvitova in Cincinnati. The 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 loss to the eighth seed and two-time Wimbledon champion followed her first-round exit in San Jose two weeks ago, when she suffered her heaviest career defeat, at the hands of the British No 1, Johanna Konta. Cincinnati was Williams´s sixth tournament since giving birth last September. She has dealt with blood clots and recently said she has been struggling with postpartum emotions. Continue reading...