Overview
- Williams confirmed on Tuesday that she has accepted the All England Club’s eighth women’s singles wildcard and will also play doubles at Wimbledon with sister Venus.
- She regained tournament eligibility by rejoining the sport’s anti‑doping testing pool late last year and completing the required availability period to qualify for wildcards.
- Williams has not played an official singles match since 2022 and prepared with selective doubles matches at Queen’s and Berlin plus on‑site practice sessions at Wimbledon, including hitting with Maria Sakkari.
- Reaction to the wildcard is sharply divided with organisers and broadcasters calling it a major box‑office boost while former players and pundits warn her movement, stamina and lack of singles tune‑ups leave her readiness in doubt.
- Because she is unranked and unseeded the Friday, June 26 draw could pair her with top players in the first round, and public discussion of her recent GLP‑1–assisted weight loss has become part of the comeback narrative.