Serena Williams is making her tennis comeback after being granted wildcard to play Wimbledon

Serena Williams is making her highly anticipated return to the court at this summer's Wimbledon, which will be her first event in a year. 

Wimbledon tweeted Tuesday that the seven-time champ has been granted a wildcard slot for the tournament. 

Williams will be making her 21st appearance at the All-England Club. 

"The stage awaits," Wimbledon tweeted. 

—Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 14, 2022

Williams appeared to hint at her appearance earlier Tuesday in an Instagram post of her white tennis sneakers. 

A post shared by Serena Williams (@serenawilliams)

"SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022 See you there. Let's. Go." she wrote. 

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