Wimbledon confirmed the participation of Serena Williams via wild-card. She got injured at the All England Club a year ago and hasn't played since.

Serena Williams, winner of 23 Grand Slams, will return to the circuit in the Wimbledon edition that starts on Monday, June 27. The American tennis player will return to court twelve months after her last official match.

Wimbledon made it official this Tuesday in the early afternoon, although Serena had already dropped it on her networks. The seven-time winner at the All England Club posted a photo on Instagram mentioning the London tournament and the caption: "It's the date. See you there."

The Wimbledon organization confirmed it with a special message: "The stage awaits you." Serena will compete in the women's singles draw as a wild-card, as she is currently ranked 1,208th in the WTA.

Serena Williams returns. Her last match was 350 days ago, at Wimbledon precisely. Then, the Michigan girl suffered a foot injury during her first-round match and withdrew from the tournament. She hasn't competed since that day, but she will be back now despite the injury and having just turned 40.

Serena seeks to equal the 24 Grand Slams of the Australian Margaret Court, the one who had achieved the most in history and has failed twice in her attempt at Wimbledon, when she reached the final in 2018 and 2019, both after her maternity.

But there will be an opportunity to see Serena's return to the slopes a few days before. She will be at the Eastbourne tournament.

On Tuesday, her organization also confirmed that the youngest of the Williams sisters would play the doubles draw alongside Tunisian Ons Jabeur, a finalist at Wimbledon last season. The English appointment starts this Saturday, June 18.

For Serena, it will be a different Wimbledon. She will play without having Frenchman Patrick Mouratoglou on her bench. The professional relationship with whom she had been her trainer for the last ten years was broken months ago. Since 2012 they have won 10 Grand Slams together, including a 6-2 double win over Simona Halep in the 2019 Wimbledon final. The Romanian is precisely the tennis player who has now coached the American supporter since she left her father.

After Mouratoglou's announcement, the rumour of Serena's withdrawal grew like foam. But Williams had other plans, which have been confirmed with her return to Wimbledon.