Serena Williams feeling ‘pretty good’ despite shoulder injury on Australian Open eve at Melbourne Park

Serena Williams is “very confident” she will not be troubled by a shoulder injury when she begins her Australian Open campaign next week, although she acknowledges she will have to carefully manage her condition during the tournament.

Williams withdrew from Saturday’s Yarra Valley Classic semi-final against Australia’s world number one Ash Barty at Melbourne Park because of a right shoulder injury.

She was joined on the sidelines by world number three Naomi Osaka and two-time Australian Open champion Victoria…