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Serena Williams Clears Next Hurdle In Possible Return
- On February 22, the International Tennis Integrity Agency quietly updated Serena Williams's status to eligible to return, moving her from the retirement page to the reinstatement page on its website.
- After completing the required six months of testing, Serena Williams fulfilled the International Tennis Integrity Agency's rule for athletes seeking to return.
- A likely on-court outcome is a doubles reunion with Venus, who returned last July at age 45, and they claimed 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, Venus hoped Serena would share the court again last year.
- While Williams has not confirmed a comeback, her re-entry into the testing pool sparked rumours despite Williams's earlier comment that she was `evolving` away from tennis.
- Noting she hasn't played since the 2022 US Open, the timing positions her to aim for the ATP-WTA 1000 Indian Wells, which begins in early March, and potentially other majors.
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The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) has announced that Serena Williams can return to professional tennis from February 22. However, there is no official confirmation of the 44-year-old American's return to the big sport.
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Serena Williams to return to tennis
(CNN, KYMA) - Tennis legend Serena Williams now has a path to a possible return to the sport. On Monday, the sport's Drug Testing Authority listed Williams as eligible to compete again. The move comes four months after she rejoined the drug-testing pool, a requirement to play in sanctioned tournaments. Still, there are no plans right now for Williams to return to competition. The 23-time Grand Slam champion last played at the 2022 U.S. Open. At …
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C 37%
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