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Serena Williams confirms return to professional tennis
Key takeaways
- The tennis icon will play doubles tennis at a grass court tournament this month, marking an expected return to the sport.
- "Guess everybody heard the news," she wrote in an Instagram video post, which showed her walking on the court, racket in hand.
- Williams won her last Grand Slam singles title in 2017.
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The tennis icon will play doubles tennis at a grass court tournament this month, marking an expected return to the sport.
https://p.dw.com/p/5Eg Ul Serena Williams played her last professional match in 2022Image: John Minchillo/AP Photo/picture alliance Advertisement US tennis giant Serena Williams confirmed on Monday that she will return to the sport, after it became known that she would compete in doubles at the HSBC Championships at Queen's Club next week.
"Guess everybody heard the news," she wrote in an Instagram video post, which showed her walking on the court, racket in hand.
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