June 21, 2026
US player Serena Williams returns while playing with Canada’s Victoria Mboko against US player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026. (Photo by Adrian Dennis / AFP)
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”.
