By Richard Pagliaro | Thursday, Could 28, 2026
Photograph credit score: Scott Barbour/Getty for Tennis Australia
An iconic champion will launch her comeback on a historic courtroom.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is planning to launch her comeback on the WTA 500-level Queen’s Membership event on grass June 8-14th, in response to printed experiences and former No. 1. Andy Roddick.
The 44-year-old Serena, who can take a wild card into Queen’s Membership, is predicted to play doubles alongside 19-year-old Canadian phenom Victoria Mboko, in response to Andy Roddick’s Served podcast.
The information comes a few months after former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic predicted a Serena comeback throughout his Indian Wells presser.
“I feel she’s coming again,” Djokovic informed the media in Indian Wells. “I don’t know. I haven’t spoken to her, however I suppose the sentiment is that she’s coming again.
“The place and the way, singles, doubles, we don’t know, and if I’m in her place, I’d cover it too.”
Grand Slam king Djokovic predicted Serena would purpose to return for a grass-court occasion earlier than taking part in Wimbledon, which begins on June twenty ninth.
“I decide that one [Wimbledon] in addition to her comeback, however yeah, I don’t know,” Djokovic mentioned. “I feel she may possibly play a doubles event or two with Venus. That may be good to see, simply from my viewpoint and tennis followers, for certain.
“Yeah, and he or she’s one of many biggest athletes, actually. It could be nice to have her again too.”
4-time Olympic gold-medal champion Serena has not but responded to the experiences, however shared pictures of her go to to Nike headquarters.
Legacy.
Serena constructing @NIKE World Headquarters. pic.twitter.com/HRQogqLdIA
— Serena Williams (@serenawilliams) May 26, 2026
Alycia Parks, who mentioned she practiced with the previous world No. 1, told Tennis Majors Serena “would kill it on Tour” if she comes again.
“She is in nice form. So I feel she would kill it on tour,” Parks told Tennis Majors in an exclusive interview.
The proprietor of 73 profession singles championships, Serena Williams has not performed a match since bowing to Ajla Tomljanovic on the 2022 US Open.
Following her win over fellow American Emma Navarro at Roland Garros as we speak, proficient teenager Iva Jovic mentioned a Serena return is “unbelievable” for the game.
“I feel it’s wonderful. I simply noticed the affirmation on my cellphone a pair hours in the past,” Jovic mentioned. “It’s actually
cool. I’ve by no means seen Serena in actual life. Clearly I grew up watching her. In my complete childhood she was dominating tennis, so it’s going to be unbelievable.
“I feel it’s actually good for the game. I feel it’s going to make a whole lot of headlines and it’s one thing that persons are going to speak about. I’m trying ahead to it and I feel it’s very constructive.”
