A2174 words1:10News Report American AccentPublished Jun 26, 2026 · Updated Jun 26, 2026

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Serena Williams will play tennis at Wimbledon again.

She stopped playing in 2022, so this is her first singles match in four years.

She is now 44 years old.

Williams won Wimbledon seven times before, so many fans are very excited about her return.

Her first match will be against Maja Joint from Australia.

Joint is 20 years old, so the two players are almost 25 years apart in age.

Joint won a competition in Eastbourne last year, but she had a difficult 2025 season.

She won only three matches and lost fifteen this year.

Williams first came back to play doubles at Queen's Club this month.

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Then Wimbledon gave her a wildcard, a special invitation to join the competition.

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She will also play doubles with her sister Venus.

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They won the doubles competition together six times before.

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Two British players also got difficult first matches.

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Jack Draper will play against the sixth seed, a very high-ranked player.

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Emma Raducanu also faces a tough opponent.

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The Wimbledon tennis competition will be exciting this year.

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