{"id":253330,"date":"2026-06-03T06:10:30","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:10:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/253330\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T06:10:30","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T06:10:30","slug":"tennis-icon-serena-williams-confirms-2026-queens-club-wild-card-return","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/253330\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis Icon Serena Williams Confirms 2026 Queen&#8217;s Club Wild Card Return"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A legend is returning to the court, as Serena Williams officially accepted a <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/serena-williams-queens-club-wildcard-doubles-draw-2026\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">wild-card doubles entry<\/a> to the 2026 HSBC Championships at Queen\u2019s Club alongside world No. 9 Victoria Mboko.<\/p>\n<p>Williams confirmed the rumors via a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/serenawilliams\/status\/2061447936563638388\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">teaser video<\/a> showing her phone chiming as she walked across a tennis court, ending with the message \u201cguess everybody heard the news.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cQueen\u2019s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,\u201d Williams said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/tennis\/breaking-news\/article\/serena-williams-returns-legendary-tennis-star-will-make-comeback-playing-doubles-at-hsbc-championships-143743074.html\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/tennis\/breaking-news\/article\/serena-williams-returns-legendary-tennis-star-will-make-comeback-playing-doubles-at-hsbc-championships-143743074.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">statement<\/a>. \u201cI\u2019m excited to be back competing on one of the sport\u2019s most iconic stages.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old hasn\u2019t played professionally since the <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/serena-williams-retirement-us-open-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2022 US Open<\/a>, after stepping away from the WTA Tour while intentionally avoiding the word \u201cretirement.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Williams won <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wta-tennis-serena-williams-career-numbers-retirement\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"12472\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">23 career Grand Slams<\/a> \u2014 a women\u2019s tennis record in the Open era \u2014 and 73 singles titles to total an estimated $94 million in prize money.<\/p>\n<p>While she hasn\u2019t announced plans beyond next week\u2019s competition, the grass-court WTA 500 event provides an ideal warmup for <a href=\"https:\/\/justwomenssports.com\/reads\/wta-tennis-serena-williams-wimbledon-comeback\/\" type=\"post\" id=\"10786\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Wimbledon<\/a> \u2014 historically her best major tournament.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/fan-zone\/international\/hsbc-championships\/\" type=\"link\" id=\"https:\/\/www.lta.org.uk\/fan-zone\/international\/hsbc-championships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">2026 HSBC Championships<\/a> at Queen\u2019s Club starts Monday, with official draws set to drop on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A legend is returning to the court, as Serena Williams officially accepted a wild-card doubles entry to 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