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US tennis player Serena Williams reacts as she play with Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova against New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Mexico's Giuliana Olmos during the women's doubles round of 16 match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 16, 2026. Tobias Schwarz, AFP

US tennis player Serena Williams reacts as she play with Czech Republic's Karolina Muchova against New Zealand's Erin Routliffe and Mexico's Giuliana Olmos during the women's doubles round of 16 match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 16, 2026. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)

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Berlin Tennis Open

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782116146644AFP__20260616__B7BC8VQ__v1__MidRes__TennisWtaGer.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="US tennis player Serena Williams reacts as she play with Czech Republic&#x27;s Karolina Muchova against New Zealand&#x27;s Erin Routliffe and Mexico&#x27;s Giuliana Olmos during the women&#x27;s doubles round of 16 match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 16, 2026. Tobias Schwarz, AFP"/>US tennis player Serena Williams reacts as she play with Czech Republic&#x27;s Karolina Muchova against New Zealand&#x27;s Erin Routliffe and Mexico&#x27;s Giuliana Olmos during the women&#x27;s doubles round of 16 match at the WTA500 Berlin Tennis Open tournament in Berlin on June 16, 2026. Tobias Schwarz, AFP</div>PARIS, France -- Tennis great Serena Williams, who retired in 2022, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon grass court championships starting in a week.Organisers released their initial list of wildcards on Sunday, with Williams, a seven-time champion at the All England Club, one of eight players awarded a place in the ladies singles event.A social media post by the official Wimbledon Championships said: &quot;This is not a drill&quot; with a picture of Williams standing on a grass court captioned &quot;Serena returns&quot;.&quot;@serenawilliams will compete in the 2026 ladies&#x27; singles at #Wimbledon as a wild card,&quot; read the post.<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2026/6/16/serena-williams-to-play-doubles-with-sister-venus-at-wimbledon-1915">READ: Serena Williams to play doubles with sister Venus at Wimbledon</a></div>The 44-year-old former world number one and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has not played a singles match since the 2022 US Open.However, she did make one appearance at Queen&#x27;s last week alongside Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko.They knocked out the third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe before an injury to Mboko ended their participation without playing another match.Williams and Czech doubles partner Karolina Muchova then lost in their first match at the Berlin Open this week, hours after the American great and her sister Venus Williams were awarded a wildcard to play in the Wimbledon doubles event.They are six-time doubles winners at Wimbledon, last triumphing there a decade ago.

Tennis great Serena Williams, who retired in 2022, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon grass court championships starting in a week.

Tennis great Serena Williams, who retired in 2022, has been awarded a wildcard for the Wimbledon grass court championships starting in a week.

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Tennis: Serena Williams given Wimbledon singles wildcard

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Published June 22, 2026 04:18 PM PHT

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