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USA's Serena Williams gestures to the audience after losing against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 2, 2022. Angela Weiss, AFP/File

(FILES) USA's Serena Williams gestures to the audience after losing against Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women's singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 2, 2022. Serena Williams will make her return to competitive tennis in the women's doubles at Queen's this month, tournament organisers announced on Monday, June 1. (Photo by ANGELA WEISS / AFP)

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<div><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1780327211275AFP__20260601__B4MP763__v1__MidRes__FilesTennisGbrWomenWilliams.jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960" alt="USA&#x27;s Serena Williams gestures to the audience after losing against Australia&#x27;s Ajla Tomljanovic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women&#x27;s singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 2, 2022. Angela Weiss, AFP/File"/>USA&#x27;s Serena Williams gestures to the audience after losing against Australia&#x27;s Ajla Tomljanovic during their 2022 US Open Tennis tournament women&#x27;s singles third round match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on September 2, 2022. Angela Weiss, AFP/File</div>LONDON, United Kingdom -- Serena Williams confirmed her return to tennis after an absence of nearly four years on Monday, with the American great set to play women&#x27;s doubles at Queen&#x27;s club later this month.The 44-year-old, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open.The former world number one posted the message, &quot;Good news travels fast&quot; along with a video of her on court in an all-white Nike tennis dress and with her phone buzzing rapidly in the background.Her imminent return has been touted since it was revealed in December she had re-entered the anti-doping program -- a prerequisite to play on the tour again.At the time she denied she was planning a return to competitive tennis by posting on social media: &quot;Omg yall, I&#x27;m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy.&quot;<div><a class="fr-green fr-strong" href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/sports/othersports/2025/12/3/serena-williams-denies-she-plans-tennis-return-despite-registering-for-drug-tests-1537">READ: Serena Williams denies she plans tennis return despite registering for drug tests</a></div>But the American has been given a wild card for the women&#x27;s doubles at Queen&#x27;s in London, reportedly alongside young Canadian Victoria Mboko.&quot;Queen&#x27;s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,&quot; said Williams, who won the Wimbledon singles title seven times.&quot;Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I&#x27;m excited to be back competing on one of the sport&#x27;s most iconic stages.&quot;The women&#x27;s event at Queen&#x27;s starts on June 8.&quot;Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, and we&#x27;re delighted that she will be making her return to tennis at the LTA&#x27;s HSBC Championships,&quot; said WTA tournament director Laura Robson.&quot;Women&#x27;s tennis made a historic return to the Queen&#x27;s Club last year, and now we have an icon of the game stepping back on to court.&quot;Williams said in 2022 she did not want to use the word &quot;retiring&quot; but instead explained she was &quot;evolving&quot; away from tennis.The American&#x27;s 23 Grand Slam singles titles are the most by a woman in the Open era and put her second on all the all-time list in the women&#x27;s behind Australian Margaret Court&#x27;s tally of 24.

Serena Williams confirmed her return to tennis after an absence of nearly four years on Monday, with the American great set to play women's doubles at Queen's club later this month.

Serena Williams confirmed her return to tennis after an absence of nearly four years on Monday, with the American great set to play women's doubles at Queen's club later this month.

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Serena Williams announces return to tennis at Queen's Club

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Published June 01, 2026 11:20 PM PHT

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