Tuesday at Wimbledon: Williams, Nadal, Swiatek and a Brit bonanza
Serena Williams will be hoping to banish more ghosts when she returns to Centre Court at Wimbledon on Tuesday, nearly a year to the day since her last singles match ended in tears.
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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.
Nadal, Williams, Djokovic, Federer: Ranking the greatest tennis players of all-time
Over the years, tennis fans have marvelled at a number of outstanding individual players.
'Is this Serena coming to say goodbye?' - Todd Woodbridge on 'surprising' Williams appearance at Wimbledon
Serena Williams entering the main draw at Wimbledon 2022 is «surprising», according to Todd Woodbridge, who wonders if she may be set to say goodbye at the iconic Grand Slam. Williams has been sighted on court only twice since her withdrawal against Aliaksandra Sasnovich in the first round of last year’s Wimbledon. A leg injury kept the 40-year-old out of last year’s US Open and this season’s Australian Open, while she elected to skip the French Open.
Novak Djokovic gets Wimbledon title defense off to winning start after slight scare
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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.