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Williams Sisters Set for Wimbledon Doubles Return with Wildcard

Williams Sisters Set for Wimbledon Doubles Return with Wildcard
Serena and Venus Williams at Wimbledon
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Serena and Venus Williams will reunite for the women's doubles tournament at Wimbledon this month after receiving a wildcard invitation, as announced by the All England Club.

Neither Serena, a seven-time singles champion, nor Venus, a five-time singles champion, received singles wildcards for the upcoming Grand Slam event.

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Wildcard Recipients

Other wildcard recipients include French Open singles finalist Maja Chwalinska, who will be both a wildcard and a seeded player at No. 21.

Veteran players Stan Wawrinka and Grigor Dimitrov also received singles wildcards, while Britain's Dan Evans secured a doubles wildcard alongside Henry Searle.

Serena's Grass-Court Preparation

Serena continues her grass-court preparation on Tuesday at the Berlin WTA tournament, partnering with world No. 10 Karolina Muchova.

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This follows her appearance at the Queen's Club last week with Victoria Mboko, who subsequently withdrew from the season due to a torn medial collateral ligament.

Historic Doubles Legacy

The Williams sisters hold a historic joint-second Open era record of 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, alongside three Olympic gold medals.

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Their six women's doubles trophies at Wimbledon represent the highest tally achieved by any pairing in the Open era.

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