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Serena Williams is officially scheduled to play her first competitive match since the 2017 Australian Open. She will represent the United States' Fed Cup team in Asheville, N.C. on Feb. 10-11 against The Netherlands.

Joining her will be Venus Williams, CoCo Vandeweghe and one more player still to be announced.

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The selection begs the question of whether the Williams sisters are aiming to play in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, as Fed Cup participation is a requirement for competing.

Venus and Serena commit to @FedCup is Asheville. The tea leaf reader wonders if this suggests both aren't considering Tokyo2020 #AusOpen18
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) January 23, 2018

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Wow. Serena Williams will return to official action in Fed Cup R1 vs Netherlands. Venus also playing
— José Morgado (@josemorgado) January 23, 2018

Of course, Serena fans are excited about the good news.

Venus and Serena commit to @FedCup is Asheville. The tea leaf reader wonders if this suggests both aren't considering Tokyo2020 #AusOpen18
— Jon Wertheim (@jon_wertheim) January 23, 2018

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To be honest you only need Serena, Vee, and CoCo for Fed Cup. A TEAM
— el malo (@LouisXXIV) January 24, 2018

The only other high-profile match Williams has played since her maternity leave was an exhibition in Abu Dhabi in December, in which she lost to Jelena Ostapenko in a super tiebreak.

The tie will be the first round of U.S. team's title defense after winning the tournament last year.

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