{"id":249466,"date":"2026-06-22T05:01:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:01:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/serena-williams-aiming-to-make-audacious-comeback-at-wimbledon\/"},"modified":"2026-06-22T05:01:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-22T05:01:09","slug":"serena-williams-aiming-to-make-audacious-comeback-at-wimbledon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/22\/serena-williams-aiming-to-make-audacious-comeback-at-wimbledon\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams aiming to make audacious comeback at Wimbledon"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>&#8220;The Queen of the Court&#8221; is aiming to reclaim her throne at the 2026 edition of Wimbledon (scheduled June 29-July 12 in London).\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Wimbledon confirmed Sunday that American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/tennis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tennis<\/a> standout <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/tennis\/players\/serena_williams\/25212\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Serena Williams<\/a> will play in this year&#8217;s grass-court tournament on a wild-card entry. She recently returned to the sport by playing doubles at the HSBC Championships at The Queen&#8217;s Club in London, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/tennis\/articles\/whats_next_for_serena_williams_after_winning_first_match_following_1375_day_hiatus\/s1_13132_43936241\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">winning her first match<\/a> with Canadian Victoria Mboko on June 9.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Williams hasn&#8217;t played in singles since the 2022 U.S. Open. After such a long hiatus, will she stand any chance at tennis&#8217; Super Bowl?\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2>How audacious is Serena Williams&#8217; Wimbledon comeback?\u00a0<\/h2>\n<p>One of the more <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/articles\/philip_rivers_returns_what_colts_practice_squad_qb_has_been_doing_since_his_2021_retirement\/s1_13132_43181393\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recent sports comebacks<\/a> comparable to Williams&#8217; is Philip Rivers&#8217; return to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/indianapolis_colts\/37\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Indianapolis Colts\u00a0<\/a>this past <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">NFL<\/a> season. The eight-time Pro Bowl QB had not played since 2020 before suiting up for Indianapolis again. He went 0-3 in three starts, tossing four touchdown passes and three interceptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script>\n    !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n    {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n    n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n    if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n    n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n    t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n    fbq('init', '1324276914788316');\n    fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/tennis\/articles\/serena_williams_aiming_to_make_audacious_comeback_at_wimbledon\/s1_13132_43979560\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The Queen of the Court&#8221; is aiming to reclaim her throne at the 2026 edition of Wimbledon (scheduled June 29-July 12 in London).\u00a0 Wimbledon confirmed Sunday that American tennis standout Serena Williams will play in this year&#8217;s grass-court tournament on a wild-card entry. 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