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How 'gruelling' doping protocols almost put Williams off comeback
Key takeaways
- Serena Williams is one short of Margaret Court's all-time women's record of 24 Grand Slam titles
- The 44-year-old American superstar returned in the Queen's doubles earlier this month before deciding to make a singles comeback at Wimbledon.
- The first sign the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was seriously planning to play again after a four-year absence came when she rejoined the sport's anti-doping testing pool in December.
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Serena Williams is one short of Margaret Court's all-time women's record of 24 Grand Slam titles
BBC Sport tennis news reporter at Wimbledon Published16 minutes ago Serena Williams says the "gruelling" nature of the anti-doping testing process almost stopped her from making a shock comeback to the sport which she once dominated.
The 44-year-old American superstar returned in the Queen's doubles earlier this month before deciding to make a singles comeback at Wimbledon.
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