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06/30 13:36 CDT Serena Williams begins Wimbledon comeback on Centre Court in
her return to singles
Serena Williams begins Wimbledon comeback on Centre Court in her return to
singles
By MATTIAS KARN
Associated Press
LONDON (AP) --- Serena Williams is back on Wimbledon's Centre Court for her
first singles match in nearly four years.
The 44-year-old Williams was given a standing ovation Tuesday as she walked
onto the grass court where she won seven of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles.
Several supporters held up signs with messages like "Welcome Back" and one wore
a T-shirt with the text "Unstoppable Queen."
Williams' two daughters, her husband Alexis Ohanian and sister Venus were all
in attendance. After a brief warmup under the closed roof, she began her
first-round match against Maya Joint by returning in the opening game.
It is her first singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open after opting to return
to the sport she dominated for so long.
She played doubles at Queen's Club in London and in Berlin in the lead-up to
the grass-court Grand Slam tournament.
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