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Serena Williams will make a sensational return to professional tennis at the age of 44 in next week’s HSBC Championship at Queen’s Club.
Williams has not played professional tennis since losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2022 US Open third round, although she branded her departure as “evolving away” from the sport rather than a retirement.
The American said: “Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter. Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages.”
The 44-year-old shut down rumours on X about making a tennis comeback after she registered with the sport’s drug-testing body, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in December.
In a social media post, Williams wrote: “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy.”
Athletes who decide to return to testing need to provide information about their time and locations when they are available to give samples.
They also need to complete testing for six months before they are allowed to return to competition.
Williams’ older sister, Venus, returned to tennis in July at the age of 45 after almost two years away from the tour, and she also never announced her retirement.
At the 2025 US Open, Venus became the oldest player to play singles at a Grand Slam tournament since 1981.
Venus, a seven-time major singles champion, has spoken previously about wanting Serena to join her back on tour. They claimed 14 Grand Slam doubles titles as a pair.
Williams, who played her first professional tennis match back in 1995, admitted the major motivation behind initially calling it quits three years ago was her desire to have a second child.
She gave birth to her second daughter in August 2023, having welcomed her first child almost six years earlier with husband Alexis Ohanian.
Williams was in the early stages of pregnancy with Olympia when she won the 2017 Australian Open to move just one Grand Slam singles title behind the all-time record held by Margaret Court.
She reached four more finals on her return from maternity leave, two at Wimbledon and two at the US Open, but was beaten in straight sets on each occasion.
Williams, who won her first major title in 1999 at the US Open as a 17-year-old, told Vogue in 2022 when she revealed plans to walk away from tennis: “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want [Court’s] record.
“The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus Grand Slams. I had my chances after coming back from giving birth.
“Shoulda, woulda, coulda. I didn’t show up the way I should have or could have. But I showed up 23 times, and that’s fine. Actually it’s extraordinary.”
Watch the ATP and WTA Tours, live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports app, giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost. Find out more here.
Serena Williams will make a sensational return to professional tennis at the age of 44 in next week’s HSBC Championship at Queen’s Club.
Williams has not played professional tennis since losing to Ajla Tomljanovic in the 2022 US Open third round, although she branded her departure as “evolving away” from the sport rather than a retirement.
The American said: “Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter. Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages.”
The 44-year-old shut down rumours on X about making a tennis comeback after she registered with the sport’s drug-testing body, the International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) in December.
In a social media post, Williams wrote: “Omg yall I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy.”
Athletes who decide to return to testing need to provide information about their time and locations when they are available to give samples.
They also need to complete testing for six months before they are allowed to return to competition.
Williams’ older sister, Venus, returned to tennis in July at the age of 45 after almost two years away from the tour, and she also never announced her retirement.
At the 2025 US Open, Venus became the oldest player to play singles at a Grand Slam tournament since 1981.
Venus, a seven-time major singles champion, has spoken previously about wanting Serena to join her back on tour. They claimed 14 Grand Slam doubles titles as a pair.
Williams, who played her first professional tennis match back in 1995, admitted the major motivation behind initially calling it quits three years ago was her desire to have a second child.
She gave birth to her second daughter in August 2023, having welcomed her first child almost six years earlier with husband Alexis Ohanian.
Williams was in the early stages of pregnancy with Olympia when she won the 2017 Australian Open to move just one Grand Slam singles title behind the all-time record held by Margaret Court.
She reached four more finals on her return from maternity leave, two at Wimbledon and two at the US Open, but was beaten in straight sets on each occasion.
Williams, who won her first major title in 1999 at the US Open as a 17-year-old, told Vogue in 2022 when she revealed plans to walk away from tennis: “I’d be lying if I said I didn’t want [Court’s] record.
“The way I see it, I should have had 30-plus Grand Slams. I had my chances after coming back from giving birth.
“Shoulda, woulda, coulda. I didn’t show up the way I should have or could have. But I showed up 23 times, and that’s fine. Actually it’s extraordinary.”
Watch the ATP and WTA Tours, live on Sky Sports or stream with NOW and the Sky Sports app, giving Sky Sports customers access to over 50 per cent more live sport this year at no extra cost. Find out more here.
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