Overview
- The All England Club offered Serena Williams wild cards for both the singles main draw and ladies’ doubles with her sister Venus, a move reported on Tuesday that confirms she will compete at Wimbledon beginning the week of June 29.
- Williams has not played an official singles match since 2022 but warmed up this month with two doubles matches, winning at Queen’s with Victoria Mboko and losing at the Berlin Open with Karolina Muchova.
- Because Serena has no ranking and will be unseeded, the June 26 main-draw ceremony will determine whether she meets a top seed such as Aryna Sabalenka or a lower-ranked opponent in round one.
- Wimbledon qualifying is taking place at Roehampton this week as players vie for spots in the 128-player draw, and media outlets and bookmakers are publishing previews and betting picks that reflect form from warm-up events.
- Commentators call Williams’s return audacious but uncertain for competitive reasons, and pundits including Sam Querrey have offered specific matchup views that help shape expectations for how far she might advance.