Serena Williams is returning to singles at Wimbledon after receiving a wild card entry, adding to a schedule that already includes doubles with Venus. The decision follows her recent comeback trail through England and Berlin.
Serena Williams didn’t just step back onto the doubles court at Wimbledon—she’s planning to go solo, too.
Tournament officials announced Sunday that Serena will play singles at Wimbledon after receiving a wild card entry. The move puts another line back into the storyline of her legendary grass-court record, even as she’s been rebuilding her game through recent match play.
Over the last month. Serena has immersed herself back into tennis by returning to doubles at major stops. including the HSBC Championships tournament in England and then the Berlin Open. At the HSBC. she and her partner. 19-year-old Victoria Mboko. were set to play a quarterfinal match—but Mboko injured her knee during a singles match. forcing the pair to forfeit.
In Berlin, Serena and Karolína Muchová were knocked out in the round of 16. After that loss, Serena avoided questions about whether she would return to singles tennis. Now, that question has a clear answer.
For Wimbledon, Serena and Venus are renewing their doubles partnership, the one they last played together at Wimbledon in 2022. Together, they’ve won 6 of their 14 Grand Slam doubles titles there.
Serena’s singles history at Wimbledon is just as dominant. She has won 7 of her 23 Grand Slam titles at Wimbledon. She last played singles at Wimbledon in 2022, when she lost in the opening round to Harmony Tan in straight sets. This time. with a wild card in hand and momentum building from recent matches. she’s aiming to add to her singles trophy case after all.
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