For the last two months, it’s been a possibility that Serena Williams could officially return to professional tennis in some capacity after she applied with the International Tennis Integrity Agency to re-enter the International Registered Testing Pool. Even Williams herself won’t give a firm answer about what she plans to do, but all the signs are seemingly pointing to her attempting a return.
On Monday, the ITIA updated its list of reinstatements, and Williams will officially be reinstated on Feb. 22 after completing the six months of re-entry into the drug testing pool. Per tennis insider Ben Rothenberg, Williams could be setting up to return to the court at Indian Wells in March, or even at Miami later that month. Or, of course, she could be aiming to make a legendary return at one of the tennis majors, like the French Open or Wimbledon this summer.
