Serena Williams announces her return to tennis

Serena WilliamsHer retirement from tennis did not last long: the 39-time Grand Slam winner in singles and doubles has just announced her return.

The 44-year-old superstar announced the news via a Nike ad… which shows her on the court as her phone blows up with calls and texts.

As she picks up her phone, the words “I guess everyone heard the news” appear on the screen… then Williams says, “I need to change my number.”

The development follows reports she will play doubles at the HSBC Championships at Queen’s Club next week… and months after she was reinstated in the anti-doping program, a requirement for any active player.

The move sparked plenty of comeback rumors…but Williams sworn in December, it wasn’t what it looked like.

“Oh my God, I’m NOT coming back,” Williams said on X at the time. “This forest fire is crazy-”

It never seemed like a definitive end to her career after her 2022 US Open… and she often said she was done “for now.”

That’s clearly changed…and people must be excited to see the biggest name in sports making a big comeback.

Williams has been busy with her business and her two children with the Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian …but now it’s time to see what else she has on the field!!