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Serena Williams nears return eligibility; no plan announced
Serena Williams passed another stage on the path to a possible comeback to professional tennis, being listed Monday by the sport's drug testing organization as eligible to return to competition on Feb. 22.
That is six months after the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion initially registered with the International Tennis Integrity Agency. Williams, 44, was listed on the ITIA website's reinstatement page Monday.
What was not immediately known was when, where or even whether Williams actually will play again.
When it was revealed last year that Williams had signed up with ITIA to return to the drug testing pool, she wrote on social media: "Omg yall I'm NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy."
Serana Williams one step closer to return to tennis, no plans yet
Tennis legend Serena Williams has a path to a possible return to tennis.
On Monday, she was listed by tennis's drug testing organization as eligible to return to competition. Her eligibility date is listed as Feb. 22. This news comes four months after she rejoined the International Tennis Integrity Agency's drug testing pool, a requirement for her to play in sanctioned tournaments.
However, there are no plans tight now for Williams to return to tennis.
In August 2022, the 23-time Grand Slam champion said that she was "evolving" away from tennis, in part because she and husband Alexis Ohanian wanted to have more children. She has not played since the 2022 U.S. Open.
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Now Official: Serena Williams to Gain Reinstatement
I’ll have the typically exhaustive post-major notebook with all sorts of Melbourne miscellany coming soon to Bounces, but I first wanted to pop out with a big piece of news in the Serena Williams comeback story I’ve been covering here at Bounces, including her initial plans in December and further details that became clear last month.
The morning after Serena’s divisive appearance in a Super Bowl commercial for weight loss drugs, there was the clearest, most official sign yet of the 23-time major winner’s comeback:
For the first time since September 2022, Serena Williams is, officially in the eyes of tennis authorities, no longer a retired player.
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