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London, June 14
Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year, after all. The All England Club announced via Twitter today that Williams was awarded a wildcard entry for the singles.
Williams has not competed anywhere since getting injured during the first set of her first-round match at the All England Club a year ago. And her name did not appear on the women's singles entry list released by the grasscourt Grand Slam tournament earlier this month.
But Williams was among six women given a spot in the singles draw on Tuesday.
Earlier in the day, Williams posted a photo of her white shoes on what appears to be a grasscourt and the message: "SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022. See you there. Let's Go." "SW" are her initials, of course, and "SW19" is the postal code for Wimbledon.
The 40-year-old American has won seven of her Open era-record 23 Major singles championships at Wimbledon, most recently in 2016.
Williams was the runner-up there in 2018 and 2019. — AP