American great had last competed at 2022 US Open

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Tennis great Serena Williams is set to return to the court in the doubles competition at the HSBC Championships next week, Queen’s Club has confirmed.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion last played on the WTA Tour in September 2022.

Williams last played in 2022, when she lost in the US Open to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović.