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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.

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

Naomi Osaka withdraws from Wimbledon due to Achilles injury

Kalinina to use Wimbledon prize money to rebuild family home in Ukraine

Wimbledon 2022 – Barbara Schett ‘very impressed’ with Emma Raducanu’s first-round win against Alison Van Uytvanck

Wimbledon 2022: 'Never again!' Tennis fans rage at 'backwards, embarrassing' queues

Wimbledon makes a smashing return with a tribute to Boris ... but not the one you think

Wimbledon fans laugh every time umpire calls 'deuce' in his incredibly DEEP voice

Wimbledon 2022: The familiar trudge, the usual contortions, the customary cursing … Wimbledon was back and so was Murray