Serena Williams handed Wimbledon singles wildcard in grand slam comeback
Key takeaways
- Tennis legend Serena Williams will make a surprise return to Wimbledon singles after being awarded the tournament's final wildcard on Sunday, setting up one of the biggest comebacks of this year's championships.
- The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion was already assured of a return to the championships for the first time in four years after accepting a doubles wildcard with sister Venus.
- "This is not a drill," the tournament wrote in a post on its Instagram account.
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Tennis legend Serena Williams will make a surprise return to Wimbledon singles after being awarded the tournament's final wildcard on Sunday, setting up one of the biggest comebacks of this year's championships. Williams has not played singles at Wimbledon since 2022 and has mostly been absent from competition for the past four years.
By: FRANCE 24 US tennis player Serena Williams returns the ball 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. © AFP, Tobias Schwarz American great Serena Williams will make a stunning return to singles at this year's Wimbledon after being handed the final wildcard by the All England Club on Sunday.
The seven-time Wimbledon singles champion was already assured of a return to the championships for the first time in four years after accepting a doubles wildcard with sister Venus.