Serena Williams was missing from the initial player list posted by Wimbledon 2022, but now the tournament has confirmed that the 23-time Grand Slam champion will enter the event as a wildcard.
It’s been almost a year since Serena last competed. Her latest match was a retirement in the first round of last year’s Wimbledon in late June. Backstage at a bitcoin conference in April, Serena chatted with Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rogers and hinted a comeback at The Championships: “We’ve been talking about my comeback and he’s been hyping me up, getting me ready for Wimbledon.