…Meadows since then. The 44-year-old had returned to major singles play as a Wimbledon wild card four years after “evolving away” from the game. At the All-England club she lost to Joint in a Centre Court clash that captured the imagination of both diehard and casual tennis fans. Even that experience didn’t prepare Join…

…six times, were scheduled to face Solana Sierra and Camila Osorio after being given a wild card entry into the event. But no court was specified by tournament organisers in the order of play, raising the possibility that seven-time Wimbledon singles winner Serena could withdraw. To the disappointment of her legion of f…

…returns”. “@serenawilliams will compete in the 2026 ladies’ singles at #Wimbledon as a wild card,” read the post. The 44-year-old former world number one and 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has not played a singles match since the 2022 US Open. However, she did make one appearance at Queen’s last week alongside Can…

Serena Williams has been handed the final Wimbledon singles wild card into the women's main draw as she prepares for her Grand Slam comeback.