Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon 2026 after wild card entry

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Serena Williams will compete in singles at Wimbledon 2026 after being granted a wild card entry. The 23-time Grand Slam champion is returning to singles competition following a hiatus starting after the 2022 U.S. Open, with recent participation in doubles events.

Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon 2026 after receiving a wild card entry, the tournament announced Sunday. Williams, the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, last played singles at the 2022 U.S. Open, ending the first part of her career in a three-set loss to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović. But after starting her tennis comeback with doubles appearances on grass, and receiving a wild card into the Wimbledon doubles event with sister and fellow legend of the sport, Venus, 46, the 44-ye