Serena Williams is returning to competitive tennis after a nearly four-year absence

Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis at the HSBC Championships in London later this month, the tournament announced Monday

Serena Williams will make her return to professional tennis at the HSBC Championships in London later this month, the tournament announced Monday.

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Williams will compete in the doubles event with 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, the ninth-ranked singles player in the WTA.

Williams, 44, last competed professionally in 2022, losing in the third round at the U.S. Open. In August of that year, Williams announced she would be “evolving away from tennis,” in what was widely understood to be her retirement.