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Serena Williams announces her return to tennis with doubles competition

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Jun 2, 2026, 9:31 AM

Last updated Jun 2, 2026

Serena Williams announces her return to tennis with doubles competition

Summary

Serena Williams has confirmed her comeback to tennis by entering a doubles competition next week at the Queen's Club in London, a key lead-up event for Wimbledon. After finishing her last singles match at the 2022 U.S. Open, Williams rejoined the anti-doping testing pool six months ago, making her eligible to compete again. The future of Williams' participation includes potential singles events as well, where her presence is expected to dominate the spotlight. Her return comes at a time when women’s tennis features many prominent stars, raising questions about how her influence will be received in 2026.

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•Serena Williams confirms comeback with doubles at Queen's Club
•Last singles match was in 2022 at U.S. Open
•Reentered anti-doping testing pool six months ago
•Expectations for further singles match appearances
•Women's tennis has many stars, but Williams is unique

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9:31 AMYahoo Sports — The Serena Williams comeback is official. How will tennis receive it?

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Tennis record books don’t contain decibel readings from big matches throughout the sport’s history. If they did, there’s a good chance that Serena Williams’ final singles match at the 2022 U.S. Open would register at the top. There was something different about the noise for Serena at that third-round scrap against Ajla Tomljanović on a late-summer Friday night in New York City. It was a rising wave of sound that settled into the bones instead of the ears. A roar that didn’t seem to crest and cr
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