Serena Williams at the International Tennis Hall of Fame in September 2025. Matthew J. Lee / The Boston Globe via Getty Images Serena Williams will return to tennis, a little under four years after announcing she was “evolving away” from the sport she dominated. The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion will play Queen’s, the prestigious grass-court warm-up for Wimbledon, as a doubles wild card, the tournament confirmed Monday. Her partner will be Canada’s Victoria Mboko, tournament director Laura Robson said on TNT Sports. Whether or not Williams will use that tournament as a launchpad to play Wimbledon, the third Grand Slam of the year and one that she has won seven times, remains to be seen. “Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,” Williams said in a statement. “Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages.”
Published: June 1, 2026 2:33 pm
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