Serena Williams will make her 21st appearance in the world’s most legendary tennis tournament tomorrow.
The big news as Wimbledon kicks off today in London? Serena Williams is back! The longtime world’s number one—now ranked 1204th after not playing a singles match since injuring her hamstring at last year’s Wimbledon—makes her 21st appearance in the world’s most legendary tennis tournament tomorrow against 115th-ranked Harmony Tan of France.
The other big news this year: After the tournament announced that Russian and Belarusian players wouldn’t be welcome this year—a controversial decision in the wake of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine—the ATP and WTA tours that they wouldn’t allow any ranking points to be given out at Wimbledon. Translation: If you win the tournament or do well this year, it won’t improve your ranking. Perhaps to assuage the burn, they’ll be giving out substantially more prize money this year.
Other players to keep an eye on are Gauff, who loves playing at Wimbledon and has enjoyed a great grass court season so far, and Ons Jabeur—Serena’s doubles partner on the grass at Eastbourne until a knee issue led to her withdrawal—who’s likely rested and ready. Looking for a Cinderella story akin to Emma Raducanu last year? Keep an eye on Beatriz Haddad Maia, from Brazil, who emerged fairly from nowhere to go 13-1 on grass this year.
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