Serena Williams Accepts Wild Card for Wimbledon Singles Return at Age 44
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Giri Nathan
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Serena Williams, at age 44, is returning to professional tennis after retiring in 2022. She has accepted a wild card entry into the Wimbledon singles main draw, marking her first professional singles match since her third-round appearance at the 2022 U.S. Open. Williams, who has won Wimbledon seven times (most recently in 2016), will compete in the tournament beginning next week.
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DefectorSerena Williams Accepts Wild Card for Wimbledon Singles Return at Age 44defector.comKey quotes
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Williams retired from competition after a third-round appearance at the 2022 U.S. Open.
Her first-round match at Wimbledon will mark her first professional singles match since that day.
She won the grass-court major seven times, most recently in 2016.
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