Playing in the Eastbourne Internationals tournament Serena Williams got ready for Wimbledon Open. She will compete at the All England Club, where she is a seven-time singles champion. Serena will make her return to Grand Slam tennis at Wimbledon after getting a wildcard entry to the singles.
Serena has not competed in the tennis circuit since Wimbledon 2021. She withdrew from the tournament as she suffered a hamstring injury to her right leg in her first round match. Her hamstring discomfort kept her off the field for months. Partnering with Tunisian player, Ons Jabeur, Williams made a winning comeback to court.
Rafael Nadal is halfway to winning all four majors this year. It is after following up his Australian Open triumph by winning his 14th French Open title. No man has achieved the feat since Ron Laver in 1969, with Novak Djokovic falling just short when he lost in the final of the 2021 US Open.
The Spaniard’s win at Roland Garros earlier this month took him to 22 Grand Slam singles titles – two more than Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer.
Rafael Nadal and Serena Williams cross paths in Wimbledon Open
Serena Williams and Jabeur defeated Shuko Aoyama and Chan Hao-Ching 6-2, 6-4 in the quarter-finals of Eastbourne Internationals event. She and world no.3, Ons Jabeur reached the women’s doubles semi-final at Eastbourne International.
The American-Tunisian duo of Williams and Jabeur were to take on Aleksandra Krunic and Magda Linette in the semi-finals. However due to an injury scare for Ons, the duo withdrew from the tournament.
All of these injury scare aside, the magnificent duo of Serena Williams and Rafael Nadal shared a sweet moment at Wimbledon. The duo crossed paths on the steps outside the practice courts.
Rafa said to Williams as he reached out to hold the American’s arm, “How are you? Good to see you!” The American replied, “Hey, how are you, congratulations on everything.”
🐐greets🐐 … 45 GS 🏆s
SW19 🎾🌱🤍💚— Cheri Amor (@cheribevamor) June 27, 2022
After this interaction the pair moved away to their respective practice courts.
Rafael Nadal won the most recent of his two Wimbledon titles in 2010, having captured his first with an brilliant triumph over Roger Federer two years earlier.
There were questions over his durability for the two weeks at Wimbledon having played the entire French Open with his troublesome left foot anaesthetised. However, he has since undergone a course of radio-frequency stimulation, a treatment aimed at reducing nerve pain in his foot.