Former world No.1 Serena Williams has distanced herself from retirement despite her recent split from coach Patrick Mouratoglou and is eager to make a comeback at Wimbledon in June.
Williams, 40, hasn't played since her disappointing first-round exit at SW19 last year and was held back from competing at the Australian Open at the start of 2022 due to a hamstring injury. Rumours regarding her tennis future went into overdrive this week after Mouratoglou—who has coached Williams since 2012—began a working relationship with rival Simona Halep, at least in the "short term."
But that off-court adjustment won't hold the most decorated women's player of the Open Era back from attempting to win an eighth Wimbledon title, it seems. Taking to Instagram on Thursday, the 23-time major champion told her followers she intends to feature in London, at which point she'll have spent a year on the sidelines.
