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US players Venus Williams (L) and Serena Williams play their women's doubles first round match against Georgia's Oksana Kalashnikova and Ukraine's Olga Savchuk on day three of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2014. Andrew Cowie, AFP/File

(FILES) US players Venus Williams (L) and Serena Williams play their women's doubles first round match against Georgia's Oksana Kalashnikova and Ukraine's Olga Savchuk on day three of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2014. Serena Williams will play at Wimbledon for the first time since 2022 after the US legend was given a wildcard to play the doubles event with her sister Venus on June 16, 2026. (Photo by ANDREW COWIE / AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1782635561535AFP__20260616__B79G99E__v1__HighRes__FilesTennisGbrWimbledon.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="US players Venus Williams (L) and Serena Williams play their women&#x27;s doubles first round match against Georgia&#x27;s Oksana Kalashnikova and Ukraine&#x27;s Olga Savchuk on day three of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2014. Andrew Cowie, AFP/File"/>US players Venus Williams (L) and Serena Williams play their women&#x27;s doubles first round match against Georgia&#x27;s Oksana Kalashnikova and Ukraine&#x27;s Olga Savchuk on day three of the 2014 Wimbledon Championships at The All England Tennis Club in Wimbledon, southwest London, on June 25, 2014. Andrew Cowie, AFP/File</div>LONDON, United Kingdom -- Venus Williams is relishing the &quot;very special&quot; opportunity to reunite with her sister Serena in the Wimbledon doubles.A decade on from winning the last of their six Wimbledon doubles titles together, the American siblings will be back on court at the All England Club next week.After receiving a wild card following Serena&#x27;s sensational return from four years in retirement, the pair will take on Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra in the first round.<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>&quot;It&#x27;s very special indeed. We have had quite a history here and it&#x27;s nice to be back in 2026, so ready to go,&quot; Venus told reporters on Saturday.Venus, 46, plays only intermittently on the WTA Tour in the twilight of her career, while Serena, 44, is taking tentative steps in her unexpected comeback.It seemed they had played together for the last time when Serena retired following the 2022 US Open, saying she was &quot;evolving away&quot; from tennis.But, motivated by a desire to play in front of her two young daughters, Serena is back on the circuit, playing doubles at Queen&#x27;s Club with Victoria Mboko and Karolina Muchova in the Berlin Open.She will also play singles at Wimbledon for the first time since her US Open farewell.&quot;I&#x27;m excited we&#x27;re playing together and I can&#x27;t wait until we hit the courts,&quot; Venus said.&quot;As soon as she wanted to play doubles and we were playing doubles, that&#x27;s how it works.&quot;Venus won five Wimbledon singles titles between 2000 and 2008, while Serena has lifted the trophy seven times at the All England Club.Serena will take on Australian world number 53 Maya Joint in the first round as she bids for a 24th Grand Slam singles title and first since the 2017 Australian Open.Doubts remain about how well Serena will be able to compete in singles after so long away from the top level.Asked about Serena&#x27;s current performance, Venus defiantly said: &quot;Can you walk over to the courts and watch her play? That&#x27;s probably your best bet.&quot;There is no doubt that she has nothing to prove, at all.&quot;

Venus Williams is relishing the "very special" opportunity to reunite with her sister Serena in the Wimbledon doubles.

Venus Williams is relishing the "very special" opportunity to reunite with her sister Serena in the Wimbledon doubles.

Venus Williams relishes 'very special' Wimbledon reunion with sister Serena

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Venus Williams relishes 'very special' Wimbledon reunion with sister Serena

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