Serena Williams announced her return to the circuit: when will she play again

Serena Williams he will play tennis professionally again after a year. This Tuesday, Wimbledon announced that gave him an invitation to the 40-year-old American to be part of the main singles draw in the edition that will begin on June 27.

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“The stage awaits her. The seven-time champion Serena Williams will return to Wimbledon with an invitation for her 21st appearance at the tournament, ”the Grand Slam organization reported through its social networks.

This will be the reappearance of the American on the circuit after a year of absence. Her last match was precisely at Wimbledon, on June 29, 2021. That day, she cried when she had to leave her first-round match against the Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich due to an injury to one of her feet, when the first set had just it was 3-3.

Williams was consecrated champion at the All England Club seven times (2002, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2015 and 2016). Until now, she has a total of 23 titles in Grand Slam tournaments and her great goal is to reach the record of the Australian Margaret Court, who leads the classification with 24.

Serena Williams’ message on her networks

Moments before the official announcement of Wimbledon, the tennis player had made a post on her Instagram account that had ignited the illusion of her fans: she posted a photo of her feet wearing white sneakers, standing on a grass court. “It’s a date. 2022. See you there”he wrote and unleashed the fervor of his followers.

Wimbledon will not give points in this edition

The ATPwhich manages the men’s professional tennis circuit, announced that will not distribute any points during the next tournament Wimbledon if Russian and Belarusian players are still excluded due to the invasion of Ukraine. This is a historical measure. The same will happen with the women’s draw, in charge of the WTA.

“If nothing changes, we are very sorry but we do not see another possibility than to withdraw the ATP points at Wimbledon for the 2022 edition, ”the entity announced in a statement issued on May 27.

the tournament of Wimbledon 2022which will be played between June 27 and July 10, will not admit Russian or Belarusian tennis playersbecause of the sanctions imposed on those countries after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that sparked the war, which began on February 24.