Overview
- Serena announced a return to professional tennis in early June and has focused on selective doubles matches to rebuild match play and public interest.
- She won her opening doubles match at Queen’s Club with partner Victoria Mboko but their run ended when Mboko suffered a right‑knee injury and the pair withdrew.
- Williams played a doubles match in Berlin that ended in a first‑round loss, and she told reporters her daughter Olympia, sister Venus and athlete Lindsey Vonn helped inspire the comeback.
- Wimbledon organizers have granted Serena and Venus a doubles wildcard so the sisters will play together at the Grand Slam, reviving a long successful partnership.
- A single Wimbledon singles wildcard remains available and Serena’s coach Rennae Stubbs said the choice is Serena’s to make and should be decided in the coming days.