Wimbledon: Serena Williams absent from entry list despite comeback tease

It is looking unlikely that Serena Williams will feature at this year’s Wimbledon Championships despite recently discussing her plans to make her on-court comeback at the All England Club.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion and her sister Venus, as well as Roger Federer, are all absent from the official entry list, which was released on Friday.

The Williams sisters have a combined 12 singles titles between them on the famous grass court and have won the doubles title together on six occasions.

Serena recently revealed her plans to return to tennis, having not played since Wimbledon 2021, where she was forced to retire in the first round due to injury.

The former world number one chatted with Green Bay Packers star Aaron Rodgers at a Bitcoin conference in Miami and suggested she would be competing at both Wimbledon and the US Open this year.

“We’ve been talking about my comeback and he’s been hyping me up and getting me ready for Wimbledon. Can’t wait,” she said in a video on her Instagram story.

Serena Williams says in a video that she could return on courts at Wimbledon."Wimbledon is before the US Open, I have to play Wimbledon first. It's exciting!– She is back!"Do you believe it?(via @BenRothenberg) pic.twitter.com/DzIAGlDjbE

Williams also continued to fuel the rumours of her long-awaited return by posting an adorable video of her and daughter Olympia on a tennis court.

Prior to these social media clips, speculation had ramped up over the icon’s potential retirement.

Williams has been chasing a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title for years now, but time is no longer on her side.

Her last major tournament win came back in 2017 at the Australian Open and since then, she has gradually dipped in form.

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