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FILE -Venus Williams, left, and sister Serena talk together, during their Women\u2019s Doubles match against Irina Spirlea and Caroline Vis, at Wimbledon, July 4, 2000. (AP Photo\/Alastair Grant, File)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONDON \u2014 Serena<\/a> and Venus Williams<\/a> are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon<\/a> .<\/p>

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The All England Club announced a doubles wild card invitation on Tuesday for the sisters to the tournament which starts in less than two weeks.<\/p>\n

The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned<\/a> to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis.<\/p>\n

Venus, who has still been competing sporadically, turns 46 on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

The Williams sisters have won 14 Grand Slam titles together in doubles, including six at Wimbledon \u2014 the first of them in 2000 and the last in 2016.<\/p>

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Serena won her first doubles match<\/a> with partner Victoria Mboko at Queen\u2019s Club in London last week and was slated to play doubles with Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open later Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The Williams sisters last played doubles together<\/a> at the 2022 U.S. Open, where they lost their opening match. That was the first time they played doubles together in 4 \u00bd years.<\/p>\n

Serena and Mboko won their opening match at Queen\u2019s Club but then had to withdraw after Mboko injured her knee in a singles match.<\/p>

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AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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