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\n Venus Williams returns a shot against Magdalena Frech<\/a> on day 4 of the Mubadala Citi DC Open. Williams, 45, said she’s been on COBRA health insurance. Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/b> toggle caption<\/b><\/b>\n <\/div>\n <\/p>\n Scott Taetsch\/Getty Images<\/p>\n <\/span>\n<\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n What drove Venus Williams to the court at the Mubadala Citi DC Open<\/a> this week after a year-long break from competition?<\/p>\n “I had to come back for the insurance,” she quipped in an on-court interview<\/a> after winning her first-round match on Tuesday. “I was like, ‘I got to get my benefits on!’ Started training.”<\/p>\n The crowd at the stadium in D.C. laughed knowingly. “You guys know what it’s like!” she said.<\/p>\n
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