Serena Williams makes long-awaited career announcement following tennis hiatus

Despite being excluded from the original entry list, the star has confirmed she will be participating in Wimbledon for the 21st time, as a wildcard.

Tennis fans weren't convinced she would be joining the iconic competition after an injury at last year's games

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Serena has not been active in competitive tennis since the ankle injury a year ago.

However, both the official Wimbledon page as well as Serena confirmed her participation

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The athlete celebrated the news of her comeback on Instagram with a photo of her Nike shoes as she stood on grass

which she captioned with: "SW and SW19. It's a date. 2022 See you there. Let's Go."

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