CultureGame, set, comeback.June 30, 2026, 9:30 PMSerena Williams, 44, returned to Wimbledon on Tuesday for her first professional singles match since 2022.The tennis legend faced off against 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint and was defeated in a three-set match, 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3.Serena Williams reacts after losing a point as she plays against Australia's Maya Joint at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2026.Henry Nicholls/AFP via Getty ImagesWilliams' husband Alexis Ohanian and their daughters Olympia and Adira attended Tuesday's match and cheered her on from the stands.Alexis Ohanian stand with their daughters Olympia and Adira on the stands, as they wait to watch the first round women's singles match between Serena Williams and Maya Joint at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2026.Maja Smiejkowska/AP PhotoFollowing the match, Joint said she was shocked by the outcome."I really don't know what to say right now," she said. "I don't know what happened, to be honest."Joint said she "didn't get much sleep last night" ahead of the match and "was up 'til 2 a.m. just thinking about it.""I've been dreaming about this moment since I was a little kid, so this is pretty crazy," she added.Williams' last appearance at Wimbledon was in June 2022, when she lost in the opening round to France's Harmony Tan.Serena Williams plays a forehand against Maya Joint in their first round women's singles match at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2026.Maja Smiejkowska/AP PhotoIn total, Williams has won seven singles titles and six women's doubles titles at Wimbledon, according to ESPN. She won her first Wimbledon singles title in 2002. Popular ReadsDespite her loss Tuesday, Williams will return to the court later this week to play doubles with her sister Venus Williams, 46.The match will take place Thursday or Friday, according to ESPN. They will play against Solana Sierra and Camila Osorio. The duo has previously won 14 major titles together. The last game they played together was at the All England Club in 2016. The 2026 Wimbledon Championships will be played over 14 days from Monday, June 29, through Sunday, July 12, with ladies' doubles starting Wednesday.US player Serena Williams (R) and Canada's Victoria Mboko (L) celebrate while playing 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.Adrian Dennis/AFP via Getty ImagesTuesday's match follows Williams' official return to tennis earlier this month, when she played doubles with Victoria Mboko, 19, at the Queen's Club Championships in London. The duo faced American Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe in that match, ultimately taking home the victory. The Walt Disney Co. is the parent company of ABC News and ESPN.