Wimbledon official statement: Serena Williams will play the singles

Serena Williams He will play singles again at 44 years old. After the doubles tests, he has decided to also try solo. Wimbledon has announced that it is granting an invitation to the North American, seven-time champion at the All England Club in London.

The youngest Williams had already secured her return to this Grand Slam on grass by having a place in doubles, also with an invitation, along with her sister Venus Williams.

The champion of 23 Grand Slam titles has not competed in singles since losing to the Australian Ajla Tomljanovic in the third round of the 2022 US Open. Weeks before she had made her last appearance at Wimbledon, falling in the debut against the French Harmony Tan. It was the second time in a row that it happened to her, she had already lost the first time in 2021 against the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

She has not won a match in the ‘Cathedral’ of grass since she made the final in 2019, which she lost to the Romanian Simona Halep. In 2018, the German woman had been the executioner Angelique Kerber. Their titles were given in 2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016.

mother of two daughters, Olympia and Adirareturned to the circuit on this current weed tour. He was paired at Queen’s with the Canadian Victoria Mbokowith whom he only played one match since the young North American pearl was injured.

In Berlin this week, she fell in her first test alongside the Czech Karolina Muchova. With two doubles, one won and one lost, Serena Williams has decided to be at Wimbledon, alone and with Venus, with whom she has another six crowns in this Grand Slam.