Serena Williams will play at the 2022 Wimbledon as a wild-card entry. Williams received an invite to compete at the tournament alongside five other players who didn’t automatically qualify.

Williams hasn’t played tennis since suffering a leg injury in the first round of 2021 Wimbledon. As a result, she slipped on the WTA rankings and is currently ranked No. 1223 player in the world.

The 40-year-old American has won Wimbledon seven times in the past, with her latest triumph coming in 2016. She made the finals twice at All England Club after that, in 2018 and 2019, but lost to Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep, respectively.

Since her last Wimbledon win, Williams only managed to win one Grand Slam, being triumphant at the 2017 Australian Open. After that, she made four Grand Slam finals but lost in all four. These losses were particularly heartbreaking for Williams as she is just one major title away from tying Margaret Court’s career record of 24.

 The 2022 Wimbledon is set to take place from 27 June to 10 July. Novak Djokovic is the defending champion in men’s singles, while Ash Barty won’t defend her women’s singles title from 2021. Barty announced her retirement from tennis earlier this year, leaving reigning French Open winner and world’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek as the biggest favorite.

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Serena Williams isn’t showing signs of slowing down in her quest to win her eighth Wimbledon. In a  three sets match on Tuesday, Williams managed to outlast fellow American Alison Riske and get a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win to advance in her 12^th Wimbledon semifinal.

Although Riske, currently placed 89 in the world, was playing her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, she still managed to provide Williams with a tough challenge. The two provided the audience an exciting match that was a nail bitter all the way to the end.

With 4-3 in the third and final set, Williams managed to stay calm under pressure and break to claim a 5-3 lead. Riske didn’t manage to recover from this, allowing Williams to finish the match on her own serve.

“You want to come to see some tennis,” – said Williams after the match. “I think, if anything, it speaks for the level of all players, the depth of the women’s field. Everyone is playing incredibly tough.”

Besides chasing her eighth Wimbledon, Williams is also trying to catch up Margaret Court’s record 24 career Grand Slams. Still, Williams, who has 23 Grand Slam wins, doesn’t feel much pressure to make this happen.

“Now it’s like I’ve done everything I need to do,” – she added. “Like, I’ve had a great career, so I don’t feel the pressure as much anymore.”

Williams will now face No.48 Czech Barbora Strycova in the semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, Elina Svitolina is pitted against Simona Halep.

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Serena Williams will play at the 2022 Wimbledon as a wild-card entry. Williams received an invite to compete at the tournament alongside five other players who didn’t automatically qualify.

Williams hasn’t played tennis since suffering a leg injury in the first round of 2021 Wimbledon. As a result, she slipped on the WTA rankings and is currently ranked No. 1223 player in the world.

The 40-year-old American has won Wimbledon seven times in the past, with her latest triumph coming in 2016. She made the finals twice at All England Club after that, in 2018 and 2019, but lost to Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep, respectively.

Since her last Wimbledon win, Williams only managed to win one Grand Slam, being triumphant at the 2017 Australian Open. After that, she made four Grand Slam finals but lost in all four. These losses were particularly heartbreaking for Williams as she is just one major title away from tying Margaret Court’s career record of 24.

 The 2022 Wimbledon is set to take place from 27 June to 10 July. Novak Djokovic is the defending champion in men’s singles, while Ash Barty won’t defend her women’s singles title from 2021. Barty announced her retirement from tennis earlier this year, leaving reigning French Open winner and world’s No. 1 Iga Swiatek as the biggest favorite.

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Serena Williams isn’t showing signs of slowing down in her quest to win her eighth Wimbledon. In a  three sets match on Tuesday, Williams managed to outlast fellow American Alison Riske and get a 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 win to advance in her 12^th Wimbledon semifinal.

Although Riske, currently placed 89 in the world, was playing her first Grand Slam quarterfinal, she still managed to provide Williams with a tough challenge. The two provided the audience an exciting match that was a nail bitter all the way to the end.

With 4-3 in the third and final set, Williams managed to stay calm under pressure and break to claim a 5-3 lead. Riske didn’t manage to recover from this, allowing Williams to finish the match on her own serve.

“You want to come to see some tennis,” – said Williams after the match. “I think, if anything, it speaks for the level of all players, the depth of the women’s field. Everyone is playing incredibly tough.”

Besides chasing her eighth Wimbledon, Williams is also trying to catch up Margaret Court’s record 24 career Grand Slams. Still, Williams, who has 23 Grand Slam wins, doesn’t feel much pressure to make this happen.

“Now it’s like I’ve done everything I need to do,” – she added. “Like, I’ve had a great career, so I don’t feel the pressure as much anymore.”

Williams will now face No.48 Czech Barbora Strycova in the semifinals. On the other side of the bracket, Elina Svitolina is pitted against Simona Halep.

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