Serena Williams to make return at Wimbledon

Serena Williams is set to return to the court. Peter Van den Berg-USA TODAY Sports

Serena Williams to make return from injury at Wimbledon

By Victor Barbosa | Last updated 6/14/22

Serena Williams will make her long-awaited return to competition at an event she's already won seven times.

BREAKING: Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year. The All England Club said Williams was awarded a wild-card entry for singles. Williams has not competed since getting injured a year ago. https://t.co/0xpL5p4jCT
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 14, 2022

.@serenawilliams is set to make her return to competition.

She received a wild card for @Wimbledon later this month for her first matches in nearly one year. @OnHerTurf pic.twitter.com/iHvXAFSsNr
— NBC Sports (@NBCSports) June 14, 2022

Before Williams starts her attempt at an eighth Wimbledon title — which would move her into a tie for second place all time — she will play at a lower-level grass-court event in Eastbourne, Great Britain next week, entering doubles with Tunisian Ons Jabeur. The 40-year-old's last match came at the 2021 Wimbledon tournament, when she suffered a right leg injury during the first set of her first-round match.

Opening round play at the 2022 Wimbledon tournament will begin on June 27.

A 23-time Grand Slam winner — most in the Open-Era — Williams posted a photo of her white shoes on what seems to be a grass court and the message: “SW and SW19. It’s a date. 2022. See you there. Let’s Go.” “SW” are her initials and “SW19” is the postal code for Wimbledon.

Williams last captured a singles crown at Wimbledon in 2016. She was the runner-up in 2018 and 2019.

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