Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis at age 44 after nearly 4 years away from the sport

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Serena Williams is returning to pro tennis at age 44 after nearly 4 years away from the sport

FILE - Serena Williams acknowledges the crowd after losing to Ajla Tomljanovic, of Austrailia, iin the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)(AP/John Minchillo)

LONDON (AP) 鈥� is returning to at age 44 after nearly four years away from the sport.

The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion has accepted a wild card invitation to play doubles at the upcoming Queen鈥檚 Club grass-court tournament, the WTA Tour announced Monday.

The Queen鈥檚 Club tournament starts June 8

Williams has not competed . At the time, Williams said she didn鈥檛 want to use the word 鈥渞etiring鈥� and instead declared that she was 鈥渆volving鈥� away from tennis.

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