Serena Williams Adds 2nd Tournament To Comeback

BusinessSportsMoneySerena Williams Adds 2nd Tournament To ComebackByAdam Zagoria,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I'm a basketball and tennis insiderFollow AuthorJun 05, 2026, 07:51am EDTLONDON, ENGLAND - JULY 09: Serena Williams of The United States celebrates during The Ladies Singles Final against Angelique Kerber of Germany on day twelve of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on July 9, 2016 in London, England. (Photo by Clive Brunskill/Getty Images)Getty ImagesThe Serena Williams comeback is full steam ahead.The 44-year-old tennis legend will return to tennis next week at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club in London where she will play doubles with Canadian teenager Victoria Mboko.Williams will also play doubles at the Berlin Tennis Open beginning on June 15, with a partner yet to be confirmed. The tournament made the announcement Friday."Every tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Berlin is no exception," the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion said on berlintennisopen.com."I'm excited to compete in front of the German fans and continue building momentum throughout the grass-court season."Williams, who owns 23 Grand Slam singles titles and is widely considered the GOAT of women’s tennis, also practiced on the grass at Queen's Club on Thursday alongside 19-year-old Mboko.MORE FOR YOUWilliams hasn’t played an official match since the U.S. Open in 2022, when she said she was "evolving away" from tennis.But ever since she reentered the anti-doping program earlier this year, rumors have been rampant that she was preparing for a return to the tour.Former world No. 1 Lindsay Davenport said Williams might have come back earlier if she hadn’t had to spend six months in the program."I’d heard last year at the U.S. Open she wanted to play mixed [doubles]," Davenport said, per ESPN. "She...