Serena Williams isn’t stepping up her tennis return by entering the singles draw at Wimbledon. She’s played only two doubles matches recently after nearly four years away from professional tennis and the grass-court Grand Slam starts next week. Williams has accepted wild card invitations for both singles and doubles with sister Venus from the All England Club. ESPN commentator Mary Joe Fernandez calls it “a sign of confidence” that Serena is prepared to enter the sport’s most prestigious tournament without having played a singles match in so long. Fernandez says “if anybody can do it, it’s Serena.” Defending champion Jannik Sinner and seven-time champion Novak Djokovic are the men’s favorites.
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