Serena Williams practises at Wimbledon ahead of grand slam return

By Eleanor Crooks, Press Association Tennis Correspondent

Serena Williams has been practising at Wimbledon as she prepares for her return to grand slam tennis later this month.

The 44-year-old was this week given a wild card into the women’s doubles alongside sister Venus after beginning her comeback at Queen’s Club.

Williams posted a video on Instagram on Thursday showing her at Wimbledon’s Aorangi Park practice courts along with daughters Olympia and Adira.

Dressed in the All England Club’s signature all white, Williams looked relaxed as she allowed eight-year-old Olympia to hit some forehands.

The sisters won the last of their 14 grand slam doubles titles together at Wimbledon a decade ago and have not played a match as a partnership since 2022.

Williams ended nearly four years away from the match court last week, winning her first contest at Queen’s alongside Victoria Mboko before the Canadian’s unfortunate injury curtailed their run.

She then headed to Berlin but suffered a first-round loss at the WTA Tour event playing with Karolina Muchova.