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Serena Williams of the United States arrives to practice one day ahead of the start of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Sunday, June 28, 2026. (AP Photo\/Kin Cheung)<\/figcaption>\n<\/figure>\n

LONDON \u2014 Serena Williams is set to return to Wimbledon’s<\/a> Centre Court on Tuesday for her first singles match in nearly four years as she plays Maya Joint in the first round of the Grand Slam tournament.<\/p>

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Defending women\u2019s champion Iga Swiatek opens play on the main court, but the 44-year-old Williams is certainly the main attraction on Day 2. She\u2019s going up against an opponent less than half her age in the 20-year-old Joint, from Australia.<\/p>\n

After returning to play doubles at Queen’s Club<\/a> this month, Williams accepted wild cards to play in both the singles and doubles tournament \u2014 with her older sister Venus \u2014 at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

Her return has certainly created a buzz<\/a> around the All England Club, which is without some of its usual star power after two-time men\u2019s champion Carlos Alcaraz and home favorite Emma Raducanu<\/a> both withdrew with injuries.<\/p>

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After the opening day featured wins<\/a> for No. 1s Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka, along with Novak Djokovic, this year\u2019s French Open winner Alexander Zverev is also set to play on Centre Court on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Sixth-seeded American Taylor Fritz faces Dusan Lajovic of Serbia after Britain\u2019s Jack Draper also pulled out with an injury.<\/p>

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

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