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Serena Williams’ comeback is in full swing. The tennis legend, who returned to the sport this summer after four years away, is officially set to compete in women’s singles at Wimbledon, the tournament announced Sunday.
Williams, 44, earned the final wild card spot heading into the tournament, which begins this week. It will be her first Grand Slam singles competition since the 2022 US Open.
Williams returned to tennis earlier this month, joining Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko at the Queen’s Club Championship. The run came to an early end after Mboko was forced to retire early in the singles competition due to injury. Williams then partnered with Karolína Muchová at the Berlin Open.
Williams and her sister Venus are already set to compete at Wimbledon in the doubles tournament, reuniting as a pair for the first time since 2016. Venus and Serena were announced as a doubles wild card last week; at the time, the women’s singles had one wild card slot remaining that was left “to be announced.”
Venus is also in the midst of her own comeback: The 46-year-old returned to tennis last year on the doubles circuit, setting records as the oldest woman to win a tour-level match. Venus then returned to singles after earning a wild card in the 2025 US Open, and went on a doubles run to the quarterfinals.
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Williams, 44, earned the final wild card spot heading into the tournament, which begins this week. It will be her first Grand Slam singles competition since the 2022 US Open.
Williams returned to tennis earlier this month, joining Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko at the Queen’s Club Championship. The run came to an early end after Mboko was forced to retire early in the singles competition due to injury. Williams then partnered with Karolína Muchová at the Berlin Open.
Williams and her sister Venus are already set to compete at Wimbledon in the doubles tournament, reuniting as a pair for the first time since 2016. Venus and Serena were announced as a doubles wild card last week; at the time, the women’s singles had one wild card slot remaining that was left “to be announced.”
Venus is also in the midst of her own comeback: The 46-year-old returned to tennis last year on the doubles circuit, setting records as the oldest woman to win a tour-level match. Venus then returned to singles after earning a wild card in the 2025 US Open, and went on a doubles run to the quarterfinals.
This story will be updated.
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