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Serena Williams marked her dramatic return to competitive tennis at the US Open, partnering with Carlos Alcaraz to dispatch their opening-round opponents in mixed doubles. Meanwhile, top seeds Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenka suffered an upset loss.
South Korean actor Nam Joo-hyuk is staging a professional comeback in Netflix's new period supernatural K-drama 'The East Palace', which premiered as part of the streaming giant's summer slate.
Lee Zii Jia credits physiotherapist Victoria Gao with inspiring him through two injury-plagued years that derailed his ranking. The Malaysian shuttler, making his comeback, says her words at last year's China Masters became his mantra.