All eyes would be on Serena Williams during the Wimbledon as she finally makes her much-awaited comeback in professional tennis after taking almost a year’s worth of a hiatus.
Serena Williams played a couple of matches in Eastbourne International in the doubles category with her partner Ons Jabeur, however, they had to withdraw from Eastbourne after reaching the semifinals due to an unfortunate knee injury picked up by Serena’s partner Ons.
Serena Williams would be focusing on giving her best at the Wimbledon right now especially considering that the first-round fixtures have been released by the WTA.
Serena is unseeded and would be entering the tournament as a wildcard since her WTA rankings plummeted due to a year’s worth of inactivity in the sport. Serena has got a relatively easy draw as she will be facing the debutant French player, Harmony Tan.
Serena will be back to the sport after a year of a break due to an injury picked up in the opening round of the Wimbledon 2021. Even though her fans do not expect her to win the Wimbledon title, never say never.
Serena has a lot of experience to back her in this tournament and it would be interesting to see how she backs herself against the likes of Iga Swiatek.
Who will Emma Raducanu Face in the Wimbledon round 1?
The WTA has also released the fixtures for Emma Raducanu and other players as well. The British number 1 Emma Raducanu has been under a lot of scrutinies since she has a win rate of around only fifty per cent after managing to win only 8 out of the 19 matches she played so far this year.
She has been plagued by a lot of fitness issues and dips in forms. Wimbledon would surely be a great opportunity to bounce back for her.
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However, Emma faces a tricky draw in the first round as she has to face Belgium’s Alison van Uytvanck. Iga Swiatek who is the top seed would be facing Jana Fett and she hopes to extend her winning streak to the Wimbledon Championships as well.