“I didn’t know how!” — Serena Williams admits to being uncertain about her return ahead of the 2022 Wimbledon Championship

Injuries forced Serena Williams to spend a tough year away from tennis and at one point, she had second thoughts about her comeback, as former world number one emerged on Saturday as she prepared to play Wimbledon once again.

40-year-old Williams at the grass court Grand Slam with seven wins 23 major championships, He had to leave his first-round match last year due to a leg condition. The American needed a wild card from the Wimbledon organizers. All England Lawn Tennis Clubto play the main draw in women’s singles after her rank dropped to 1,204.

Still, he’s teamed up with Tunisian Ounce Jabeur in this week’s Eastbourne competition to double up for the majors starting Monday. The couple advanced to the quarterfinals when Jabeur’s injury ended their campaign.

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“I didn’t know when I’d be back” – Serena Williams

“I don’t know. I didn’t retire I needed to recover physically and mentally. Yes, I had no plans to be honest. I just didn’t know when I was going to come back. I didn’t know how to get back. Wimbledon is a great place to be and it just worked. Saying I’m going to play Eastbourne in this thread “I’d never be ready for singles, I’ll play doubles and see how I feel. He could definitely play singles there.” Serena Williams told reporters.

“But the couples were great… I felt more prepared than I thought a month or two or three months ago. So it was amazing, but also a fun time to be there and enjoy it. It was just great to be back on the field. Last year was tough… I tore my hamstring. I don’t think anyone would want to do that. The whole experience was difficult” The American loved it.

“I tried to make New York from there. I gave everything I could, just preparing or trying to do it every day. But then, like I’m not going to do that. I suspended my racquets a bit until I healed. It’s actually a tough injury to have what I had last year. It was not fun at all” he concluded.

For the American who wants to play Margaret Court’s 24 Greatest Victory RecordsWinning Wimbledon will be hard work. Still, Harmony Tan and 32nd seeded Sara Sorribes have a chance to ease the draw with potential matches against Tormo. Next up are Karolina Pliskova, sixth seed and runner-up last year, and Coco Gauff, runner-up at the 2022 French Open. However, if Williams finds early form, he could make them pay for their mistakes.

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