The 23-time grand slam champion will play her first singles match in nearly four years.
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| Serena Williams during a practice session at Wimbledon (John Walton/PA) (PA Wire) |
Serena Williams will make her return to grand slam tennis with a first-round match against Australian Maya Joint at Wimbledon.
Having launched a comeback thistle month in doubles at the age of 44, it was announced last weekend that Williams had taken the final wild card into the women’s singles.
The 23-time grand slam singles champion last played a singles match nearly four years ago at the US Open in what had appeared to be her farewell to the sport.
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| Serena Williams last won the Wimbledon women’s singles title in 2016 (Adam Davy/PA) (PA Archive) |
Emma Raducanu is due to open her campaign against Croatian Antonia Ruzic but fitness doubts surround the 30th seed, who could again meet Aryna Sabalenka in the third round in a repeat of last year.
Raducanu did not turn up for her scheduled practice session on Thursday having reportedly been seen wearing a protective boot the previous evening.
The British number one’s team confirmed she is managing a niggle and concerns grew when she did not appear on the practice schedule for Friday.
Raducanu is due to speak to the media at a press conference on Saturday.
- Eleanor Crooks
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