Serena Williams

The All England Club announced on Tuesday that Williams was awarded a wildcard entry for singles, marking her return to grand slam action after a year away from ...

Earlier in the day, Williams posted a photo of her white shoes on what appears to be a grass court and the message: "SW and SW19. It's a date. That is why she was not automatically placed in the Wimbledon field. In 2021, Williams lost her footing on the slick grass and then her right leg buckled, leading to just the second mid-match retirement at any grand slam tournament of her career and the first since 1998. Williams was the runner-up there in 2018 and 2019 (the tournament was cancelled in 2020 because of the COVID-19 pandemic). Let's Go." Williams has not competed anywhere since sustaining an injury during the first set of her first-round match at the All England Club in 2021.

'See you there': Serena reveals Wimbledon comeback, 12 months after teary exit.

She made a tearful exit last year after retiring during the first set against Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to a leg injury and doubts had been growing about whether she would return to the sport. Williams won the last of her seven Wimbledon singles titles in 2016 but reached the final in 2018 and 2019 after returning from having a baby. The 23-time Grand Glam singles champion, who made a tearful exit in the first round 12 months ago, posted on Instagram: “SW and SW19. It’s a date.

The 40-year-old will compete on the WTA tour for the first time since last year's Wimbledon tournament. Williams took to Instagram to announce her return to the ...

Williams took to Instagram to announce her return to the court, saying: "SW and SW19. It's a date. Williams said on Instagram at the time that she was "heartbroken" and "the court meant the world to me". Let's go".

Serena Williams has dropped bombshell news about her playing future with a photo post on Instagram that has fans in a spin.

Her last Grand Slam title came at the Australian Open in 2017. “I am excited to return to the Rothesay International Eastbourne in England and to be back on the grass — a surface that has been so good to me throughout my career,” said Williams. Serena Williams has dropped bombshell news about her playing future with a photo post on Instagram that has fans in a spin.

Seven-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams will make her much-anticipated return to the grass courts of Wimbledon later this month - ending months of ...

Williams was forced to miss January’s Australian Open following the advice of her medical team, announcing in December that she wasn’t “where I need to be physically to compete”. “I am excited to return to the Rothesay International Eastbourne in England and to be back on the grass - a surface that has been so good to me throughout my career,” Williams said. Williams will first make her return to the court in Eastbourne next week for the LTA’s Rothesay International, pairing up with Tunisia’s world No. 4 Ons Jabeur for the doubles event, in what will be her first tournament appearance in almost a year, according to the tournament.

Williams, who has won Wimbledon seven times, is making her 21st appearance at the tournament.

The Serena Williams Building is the largest at Nike's campus. She was among six women who were given a spot in the singles draw. Williams, who has won Wimbledon seven times, is making her 21st appearance at the tournament after being awarded a wild-card entry for singles.

The greatest tennis player of all time is returning to the sport's most prestigious tournament. But this time around, one side needs the other more than ...

The sport of tennis needs Williams on the court, especially given the way things are going on the women’s side. As of right now, Osaka’s name is on the entry list for the tournament. As a legendary sports icon that changed the way her sport is played, and viewed, and as an athlete that makes more money off the court than she does on it, at age 40, referring to Williams as someone who plays tennis instead of just viewing her as a “tennis player” isn’t a diss, it’s a fact. The tournament — and sport — needs her. That’s why, in 2022, Williams is doing The All England Club a favor. The greatest tennis player of all time is returning to the sport’s most prestigious tournament.

After losing to Naomi Osaka in the semifinals of the 2021 Australian Open, Serena Williams' response to a reporter's inquiry about whether her tearful exit ...

Her last title came in 2017 at the Australian Open while she was a few weeks pregnant, and she won her final Wimbledon championship six years ago. She steered clear of controversy and at this stage in her career deserves her flowers while she’s still active. Her seven titles won at the All England Club are tied for the Australian Open for her most Grand Slam titles won anywhere. Tiebreaker goes to Wimbledon, though, where she won her first gold medal in a rout of Maria Sharapova. With her six titles at the U.S. Open, Serena has won 13 championships between the Billie Jean King National Tennis Center’s hard courts and the All England Lawn Tennis Club’s grass courts. In her pseudo-retirement, the tennis world has undergone dramatic changes. Still, for all intent and purposes, Serena Williams’ entrance into the 2022 Wimbledon feels like a farewell.

Since 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams announced her return to the tour on Tuesday, the tennis world hasn't been able to keep calm.

Their collaboration resulted in 10 Grand Slam victories and an Olympic Gold medal for the American. The American also confirmed the news in an Instagram post. Williams' name was missing from the entry list that Wimbledon released earlier in June, shattering the last hopes her fans had of seeing her play again.