Richard Pagliaro | Friday, June 26, 2026
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Serena Williams’ Wimbledon comeback begins in opposition to a participant 24 years youthful.
The Wimbledon draw was carried out at present.
The seven-time champion Serena Williams, 44, will play 20-year-old Aussie Maya Joint in her opener.
It will likely be Williams’ first Wimbledon singles match since she misplaced to A hundred and fifteenth-ranked Concord Tan within the 2022 opening spherical.
World No. 53 Joint reached the Adelaide quarterfinals in January. Since then, Joint has misplaced within the first spherical in 10 of her final 11 tournaments. Joint misplaced her Wimbledon opener final yr to Liudmila Samsonova and is 1-13 in her final 14 matches this season.
The winner of the Williams vs. Joint match will play both Twenty ninth-seeded Filipina Alexandra Eala or Mexico’s Renata Zarazua, who upset Australian Open champion Madison Keys on the 2025 US Open. Ought to Williams win the primary two rounds, she might probably play reigning Wimbledon champion Iga Swiatek in spherical three.
Former world No. 1 Serena owns a 98-14 profession Wimbledon singles report and is taking part in for her first Wimbledon win since 2019.
Right here’s a take a look at Serena Williams’ potential Wimbledon draw if seeds maintain true to kind:
R1: Maya Joint (AUS)
R2: (29) Alexandra Eala (PHI)
R3: (3) Iga Swiatek (POL)
R4: (13) Jasmine Paolini (ITA)
QF: (8) Elina Svitolina (UKR)
SF: (2) Elena Rybakina (KAZ)
F: (1) Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon 2026 Women Draw
