Serena Williams to compete at Wimbledon singles as wildcard

Tennis great Serena Williams, who retired in 2022, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon grass court championships starting in a week.
Organisers released their initial list of wildcards on Sunday, with Williams, a seven-time champion at the All England Club, one of eight players awarded a place in the ladies singles event.
A social media post by the official Wimbledon Championships said: “This is not a drill” with a picture of Williams standing on a grass court captioned “Serena returns”.
“@serenawilliams will compete in the 2026 ladies’ singles at #Wimbledon as a wild card,” read the post.
The 44-year-old former world number one and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion ha...