Overview
- Williams is back in the ITIA International Registered Testing Pool, yet she wrote on social media that she is not returning.
- Under ITIA and WADA rules, pool members must provide daily whereabouts via ADAMS and be available for out‑of‑competition testing for at least six months before entering events.
- Andy Roddick called the move significant and said re-entering protocols typically indicates a desire to keep the door open.
- John Isner characterized the step as neither a comeback nor a closed door, noting it positions her to choose later, including speculative doubles options.
- Former coach Patrick Mouratoglou said she would only return if she believed she could compete with the best, as Anna Chakvetadze stressed match‑by‑match competitiveness over a full Slam, and Lewis Hamilton urged her to play again.