Serena and Venus Williams are bringing their doubles partnership back at Wimbledon. The All England Club announced a doubles wild card invitation on Tuesday for the sisters to the grass-court Grand Slam, which starts in less than two weeks.
Return to Competition
The move comes after 44-year-old Serena recently returned to competition after nearly four years away from professional tennis. Venus, who has still been competing sporadically, turns 46 on Wednesday.
The Williams sisters have won 14 Grand Slam titles together in doubles, including six at Wimbledon — the first of them in 2000 and the last in 2016. Their first two doubles titles at Wimbledon, in 2000 and 2002, came as wild cards.
Serena won her first doubles match with partner Victoria Mboko at Queen’s Club in London last week and was slated to play doubles with Karolina Muchova at the Berlin Open later Tuesday.
Singles wild card spot left open. Serena has not ruled out a return in singles, too, and one of the eight wild card spots for women’s singles was left as “to be announced.”
Original reporting: KSAT Sports (San Antonio) — read the source article.
