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Williams finds out Queen's opponents for return to professional tennis
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Serena Williams discovers opponents for tennis return in Queen's doubles as Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter team up Legendary 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams is returning to the pro circuit aged 44 next week at Queen's Club in the doubles tournament; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app Saturday 6 June 2026 19:04, UK Serena Williams and partner Victoria Mboko will face Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin...
Serena Williams discovers opponents for tennis return in Queen's doubles as Emma Raducanu and Katie Boulter team up
Legendary 23-time Grand Slam singles winner Williams is returning to the pro circuit aged 44 next week at Queen's Club in the doubles tournament; watch the ATP and WTA Tours live on Sky Sports Tennis and Sky Sports+, streaming service NOW and the Sky Sports app
Saturday 6 June 2026 19:04, UK
Serena Williams and partner Victoria Mboko will face Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe in the first round at the HSBC Championships at Queen's next week in the 23-time Grand Slam winner's tennis return.
Tennis legend Williams makes her return to the professional game in London at the age of 44, and her opening assignment is a match against the third-seeded pair alongside teenage partner Mboko.
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Meanwhile, Emma Raducanu will return to Queen's next week when she plays a qualifier having been placed in the opposite side of the draw to top seed Elena Rybakina.
The former US Open champion also features in the doubles tournament, where she partners with fellow Brit Katie Boulter. They face Storm Hunter and Shuai Zhang in the first round.
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