After months of speculation, the news of Serena Williams’ comeback to tennis has proven to be true, as the legendary player announced her return in a latest video. This update has stunned the sports personalities, including Coco Gauff, Lindsey Vonn, Maria Sharapova, and others who have dropped sweet reactions on social media.
Williams retired from the sport in 2022 after competing at the US Open, where she progressed to the third round before falling against Ajla Tomljanovic in three sets. After staying away from the sport for almost four years, the American is now all set to make a comeback.
The speculation of her return first sparked in October 2025, when she appeared in the ITIA testing pool, as this 6-month out-of-competition testing is important before returning to professional play. This made the fans curious and a buzz of her comeback started making rounds all over the internet, but, in December, Williams herself shut down the speculations, stating that she was not coming back. However, months later of these rumors, she confirmed her return through a video with Nike on Instagram.
The video offered a glimpse of her on a tennis court and a phone chiming continuously, followed by a text that read:
“Guess everybody heard the news.”
The post’s caption read:
“Good news travels fast.”
This post garnered the attention of several tennis players, including Coco Gauff, who penned a sweet comment that read:
“Dreams come true🥹”
The former tennis player, Sharapova, also dropped a comment under the announcement that read:
“YES!! Finally😉”
Along with them, another tennis personality, Caroline Wozniacki, also left a comment that read:
“🔥👏”
Serena Williams’ husband, Alexis Ohanian, also penned an emoji in the comment section:
“😦”
The American skier, Vonn, also welcomed Williams back with a comment that read:
“LFG!!!💪🏻💪🏻”
Venus Williams’ husband, Andrea Preti, made his feelings known about her comeback, writing:
“❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ sis”
Reilly Opelka welcoming the legendary player back to the court, wrote:
“Back to the grind!!!!”
Cheering for the 44 years old, Andy Roddick also wrote:
“Lets.Go.🔥”
In which tournament will Serena Williams compete first after her return to tennis?
Serena Williams’ first appearance following her comeback will be at the HSBC Championships. The officials revealed that she will be competing in the tournament’s doubles competition as a wild card entry, reportedly alongside the 19-year-old, Victoria Mboko. Taking to X, the WTA 500 tournament’s officials shared a picture of Williams and confirmed her entry, writing:
“THE QUEEN RETURNS👑 Serena Williams is BACK & set for doubles at the #HSBCChampionships!”
Williams sat for a conversation with the tournament’s officials and made her feelings known about making a comeback at the Queen’s Club.
“Queen’s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter. Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I’m excited to be back competing on one of the sport’s most iconic stages,” said Serena Williams.
Williams has won a total of 98 WTA Tour-level titles across her career, including 73 singles championships and 23 doubles titles. She has won 23 singles Grand Slam titles and has also nabbed 4 Olympic gold medals.
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