Serena Williams returns to singles tennis at Wimbledon as a wild card

Serena Williams volition play singles astatine Wimbledon aft accepting a chaotic paper invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday.

The determination comes aft the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition successful doubles aft astir 4 years distant from nonrecreational tennis.

And it means that Williams volition play some singles and doubles astatine Wimbledon aft already accepting a chaotic paper for the doubles contention with older sister Venus.

Serena's past singles lucifer was a nonaccomplishment to Ajla Tomljanovic successful the 3rd circular of the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, she said she didn't privation to usage the connection "retiring" and alternatively declared that she was "evolving" distant from tennis.

Serena has won 23 Grand Slam titles successful singles, including 7 astatine Wimbledon. She's besides won 14 Grand Slams successful doubles, each with Venus, and six of them astatine Wimbledon.

Wimbledon starts June 29.

Serena won a doubles lucifer with spouse Victoria Mboko astatine Queen's Club past week but past the brace had to retreat aft Mboko injured her genu successful a singles match.

In different doubles lucifer astatine the Berlin Open connected Tuesday, Serena and spouse Karolina Muchova were beaten by Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe.

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