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Serena Williams to return to professional tennis at age 44

Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen’s Club grass-court tournament in London, the WTA Tour announced Monday.

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00:00Serena Williams is returning to professional tennis at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.
00:07The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wildcard invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen's Club
00:15Grass Coach Tournament in London, the WTA Tour announced Monday.
00:20The Queen's Club Tournament starts next Monday and the WTA said Williams will play with a partner to be announced
00:28in due course.
00:28A return on grass will raise speculation that Williams also plans to compete at Wimbledon, which starts June 28.
00:36She's won several singles titles at the All England Club.
00:41Serena has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 U.S. Open.
00:46Williams, who has also won 14 Grand Slam double titles, became eligible to compete in February
00:52after registering with the tennis mandatory anti-doping program six months earlier, which is a first step towards a comeback.
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