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Serena Williams returns at Wimbledon today as Rafael Nadal eyes next leg of Slam

LONDON: Serena Williams returns to singles tennis at Wimbledon after a year away on Tuesday as Rafael Nadal begins his quest to win the third leg of a potential calendar Grand Slam. Women's top seed Iga Swiatek, who has won her past six tournaments, will kick off proceedings on Centre Court at 1330 local time (1230 GMT) against Croatian qualifier Jana Fett. But the main focus will be on seven-time champion Williams, who faces unseeded Harmony Tan of France in her first singles match since an injury forced her to pull out of her first-round match last year. Williams, 40, won the last of her Wimbledon singles titles six years ago but reached the final in 2018 and 2019. The American, who was given a wildcard for this year's tournament, is stuck on 23 Grand Slam singles wins -- agonisingly one short of Margaret Court's all-time record.

Serena returns to Wimbledon hoping to banish ghosts of 2021

Nearly a year to the day since Serena Williams last played a singles match on the Tour, the tennis great returns to Wimbledon's Centre Court where her awe-inspiring career almost came to a tearful end.

Wimbledon 2022 Day 2: Order of play and schedule - When are Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Serena Williams playing?

Iga Swiatek, Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams will take to Centre Court on Tuesday as Wimbledon 2022 moves on to day two. Women's top seed Iga Swiatek will be the first match on Centre Court, followed by the men's second seed Rafael Nadal, who is seeking a third straight title of the calendar year after his victories in Melbourne and Paris at the Australian Open and French Open. Ad/> Also in action will be Serena Williams, who makes her return to singles action after almost a year out with a leg injury.

Serena Williams’ blunt response about possibly being drawn against world number one

Serena Williams commented: “you can’t underestimate anyone or any match” when asked at a press conference on Saturday (25 June) how she would feel if she was drawn against the current World number one Iga Swiatek.

Confident Jabeur sets sights on top ranking

LONDON : Having climbed to a career-high ranking of second on Monday, Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur was already plotting on dethroning Iga Swiatek as the world number one.

Rafael Nadal erupts in fury after three consecutive errors in practice at Wimbledon

Rafael Nadal erupted in a rare moment of anger during his Wimbledon practice session on Monday. The world No 4 does not begin his campaign at the All England Club until Tuesday but had a hit on his day off and could be heard shouting in frustration when he made a series of errors.

Ons Jabeur celebrates new world ranking high with easy win in first round of Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur continued her red-hot form this season with a straight-sets victory over Mirjam Bjorklund in the first round of Wimbledon on Monday.

Wimbledon order of play on Tuesday

LONDON : Order of play on the main show courts on the second day of the Wimbledon championships on Tuesday (play starts at 1230 GMT unless stated, prefix number denotes seeding):

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Serena Williams returns at Wimbledon today as Rafael Nadal eyes next leg of Slam

Serena returns to Wimbledon hoping to banish ghosts of 2021

Wimbledon 2022 Day 2: Order of play and schedule - When are Rafael Nadal, Iga Swiatek and Serena Williams playing?

Serena Williams’ blunt response about possibly being drawn against world number one

Confident Jabeur sets sights on top ranking

Rafael Nadal erupts in fury after three consecutive errors in practice at Wimbledon

Ons Jabeur celebrates new world ranking high with easy win in first round of Wimbledon

Wimbledon order of play on Tuesday