Serena Williams is to return to competitive tennis aged 44, joining other sporting greats who made a comeback in their forties. Photo by AFP
AFP Sports picks out a quintet of other sports legends who returned to competition with some finding the saying life begins at 40 is indeed true:
Allyson Felix
She may be the most decorated woman in Olympics athletics history with 11 medals but she is hungry for more and is eyeing a comeback in her hometown Los Angeles in 2028.
The 40-year-old American has just the one individual gold to her name -- the 200 meters in London in 2012 --- and told Time magazine in April: "This is a once-in-a-lifetime homecoming".
