1940s tennis queens Serena and Venus Williams reunite in Wimbledon doubles

Serena Williams, left, and Venus Williams of the U.S. (AP Photo/Tim Ireland, File) Serena and Venus Williams will reunite on the Wimbledon doubles court after receiving a wild card from the All England Club. The tournament begins on June 29, and the sisters will reunite for the first time since the 2022 US Open.The legendary pair have combined to win 14 Grand Slam doubles titles, including six at Wimbledon. Their first and last Wimbledon crowns came in 2000 and 2016, respectively. Serena, now 44, recently returned to competitive tennis after nearly four years, while Venus, who turns 46 this week, continues to play occasionally.Serena recently won her opening doubles match at Queen’s Club alongside Victoria Mboko, but the pair later had to withdraw after Mboko suffered a knee injury. Karolína Muchová was also supposed to be her partner in Berlin.According to the AP report, there is still a chance that Serena could also appear in the singles draw. One of the eight women’s singles wild card spots remained vacant and remains listed as “to be announced.”Several British players and French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska have already received invitations.Former Grand Slam champions Stan Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov were given men’s singles wild cards along with four British players. Wawrinka plans to retire at the end of the season, while Dimitrov is trying to make a comeback after injury problems.In the men’s doubles, Nick Kyrgios and Alexander Bublik received a wild card. Kyrgios has reached the singles final at Wimbledon in 2022. Meanwhile, 2021 finalist Matteo Berrettini missed out on a wild card but could still enter the main draw if he withdraws before the start of the tournament.