What changed
2026-08-05 03:29 UTC → 2026-08-05 14:35 UTC ·
added
removed
In After being denied a Toronto Open singles wild‑card in late July 2026, Serena Williams was denied a singles wild‑card for the Toronto Open after the tournament allocated its final spots to Canadian players. The decision left continued her North‑American hard‑court comeback on hold while she recovered recovering from a knee injury that forced had kept her out of Wimbledon. A week later, in In early August, the Williams sisters were granted a wildcard into the women’s doubles draw of secured wild‑cards for the Cincinnati Open, marking their first joint tournament appearance since 2022 and giving Serena also received a singles wildcard for the same event. The Cincinnati entry marked as well. At Cincinnati, both sisters entered the first competitive appearance singles draws, and Serena returned to singles competition for the pair since 2022 and signaled first time in four years. However, she suffered a tentative step forward right‑knee injury during her first‑round singles match, which forced her to withdraw from the women's doubles event despite the pair’s highly publicised reunion. The injury‑induced exit underscores the ongoing challenges in Serena’s return attempt to re‑establish herself on the professional tennis. tour.