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Serena Williams of the U.S. tosses the ball in the air to serve as she and Czech Republic\u2019s Karolina Muchova play during their round of 16 doubles match against New Zealand\u2019s Erin Routliffe and Mexico\u2019s Giuliana Olmo during the WTA 500 Berlin Open tennis tournament at Steffi Graf Stadium, in Berlin, Germany, Tuesday, June 16, 2026. (AP Photo\/Ebrahim Noroozi)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONDON \u2014 Serena Williams<\/a> will play singles at Wimbledon<\/a> after accepting a wild card invitation, the All England Club announced Sunday.<\/p>

Read more Lamine Yamal scores 10 minutes into his first World Cup start and gives Spain liftoff<\/a><\/p>\n

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

And it means that Williams will play both singles and doubles at Wimbledon after already accepting a wild card for the doubles competition with older sister Venus.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cThis is not a drill,\u201d Wimbledon said on its social media accounts.<\/p>\n

Serena\u2019s last singles match<\/a> was a loss to Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 U.S. Open. At the time, she said she didn\u2019t want to use the word \u201cretiring\u201d and instead declared that she was \u201cevolving\u201d away from tennis.<\/p>

Read more Kansas town embraces Algeria at the World Cup as the nation itself grapples with human rights record<\/a><\/p>\n

Serena has won 23 Grand Slam titles in singles, including seven at Wimbledon. She\u2019s also won 14 Grand Slams in doubles, all with Venus, and six of them at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

Wimbledon starts in eight days.<\/p>\n

Serena won a doubles match with partner Victoria Mboko<\/a> at Queen\u2019s Club last week but then the pair had to withdraw after Mboko injured her knee in a singles match.<\/p>\n

In another doubles match at the Berlin Open on Tuesday, Serena and partner Karolina Muchova were beaten<\/a> by Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe.<\/p>

Read more Linda Noskova beats Jessica Pegula on grass to win the Berlin Open<\/a><\/p>\n

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

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