After taking a year-long break from tennis, Serena Williams finally made a comeback at Eastbourne International. She played doubles alongside Ons Jabeur, and they were off to a good start but eventually announced their withdrawal due to the Tunisian’s injury.
Williams accepted a wildcard to enter singles at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships and decided to warm up in Eastbourne before heading to London. She made it to the semi-finals alongside Jabeur, but the duo announced their withdrawal from the tournament due to Jabeur’s right knee injury.
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Even though her time at Eastbourne International was cut short, Williams had a chance to show us her signature intensity, and we’re excited to see what she has in store at Wimbledon.
“I have had some really good training leading up to Wimbledon and up to this tournament, and really hitting the ball well and just working out, and it’s been working. It’s just been connecting… I feel like I have been serving well so that’s been really good. Working really hard on that,” Williams told the reporters in Eastbourne.
The tennis icon hasn’t played a professional tennis match since the last year’s Wimbledon when she withdrew in the first round due to a leg injury. She dropped to no. 1,204 in the singles rankings in the months to come after missing a series of other tournaments so she could recover.
