Serena Williams at Queen's: How to watch first comeback match in UK, when, who is doubles partner? - ESPN

Serena Williams has shocked the tennis world with a surprise comeback at Queen's after entering as a wild card in the doubles.

The 23-Grand Slam winner has not played tennis for four years after stepping away from the sport and has never officially retired or made any comments about definitely wanting to return.

But the 44-year-old is due to be back in action at the grass-court event that serves as a practice tournament for players before Wimbledon at the end of June.

Here's everything you need to know about her return.

Dates: Monday, June 8 to Sunday, June 14

Venue: The Queen's Club

Draw: The men's and women's doubles draws are yet to be announced.

How to watch: Queen's is being broadcast live on the BBC and BBC iPlayer.

First round doubles match for Serena Williams: Expected to be on Tuesday June 9 but the start time is unconfirmed.

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The tennis star will be entering only in the doubles at the WTA 500 event in west London and her partner will be 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko.

Mboko has been one of the rising stars in the tennis world after beating four grand slam champions in one tournament as a wild card entry at the Canadian Open in 2025.

She also climbed her way from outside the world's top 300 players from last year and is now world No. 9.

The first round of doubles at Queen's will take place on June 8-10.

Williams stepped away from tennis after the US Open in 2022 after getting knocked out of the third round by Australia's Ajla Tomljanovic.

The American never officially announced her retirement and preferred to say that she