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Greg Cote: Serena playing Wimbledon still matters, maybe more than ever. Because it feels like goodbye.

MIAMI — England just finished celebrating its Queen’s 75-year reign and now gets to cheer its tennis queen’s unexpected return at Wimbledon commencing June 27. There is great sentiment wrapped in both occasions because we know that, amid the celebration, we are watching the end draw near.

Miami Herald

Serena Williams announces she will compete at Wimbledon this year

Williams' announcement marks her return to professional competition since sustaining an injury at the tournament last year. It's also another chance for her to win her 24th Grand Slam singles title.

WEKU

Serena Williams given Wimbledon singles wild card and set for Eastbourne doubles

Doubts had been growing over whether the 40-year-old would play again, after a tearful exit at the All England Club last year.

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Serena Williams will play Wimbledon this year

Williams has not competed anywhere since getting injured during the first set of her first-round match at the All England Club a year ago.

Chicago Sun-Times

Serena Williams gets wild-card entry for Wimbledon singles

Serena Williams is going to play at Wimbledon this year

The Independent UK

Serena Williams Returns to Wimbledon As Wild-Card Invite

The 23-time Grand Slam winner hasn’t played competitively since last year’s event at the All England Club.

Sports Illustrated

Wimbledon prize money revealed as world's best prepare to do battle for record sums

This year’s Wimbledon will go ahead without ranking points on offer in response to their ban on Russian and Belarusian players, but there will still be plenty of prize money to play for

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Andy Murray doesn’t expect lack of ranking points to weaken Wimbledon field

Murray felt the ATP and WTA could have negotiated instead of stripping Wimbledon’s ranking points

The Independent UK

To Ban, or Not to Ban, That Is the Question

After Putin invaded Ukraine, do sports sanctions make sense?

Sports Illustrated

Wimbledon consider legal action against ATP and WTA over loss of ranking points following Russian player ban

The All England Club is exploring the possibility of legal action against the men’s and women’s tennis tours over their decision to strip Wimbledon of its right to award ranking points.

Evening Standard

Martina Navratilova bemused star players could miss Wimbledon over ranking points

Former world number one Naomi Osaka hinted on Monday she could skip the All England Club event

The Independent UK

Martina Navratilova bemused players could miss Wimbledon over ranking points

Former world number one Naomi Osaka hinted on Monday she could skip the All England Club event

The Independent UK

Novak Djokovic backs stripping of Wimbledon ranking points but still plans to defend title

Novak Djokovic has backed the ATP’s decision to strip Wimbledon of its ranking points and described the banning of Russian and Belarusian players as a “lose-lose situation”.

Evening Standard

Novak Djokovic to play at Wimbledon, supports stripping of ranking points for ban of Russian players

World number one Novak Djokovic says he will defend his title at Wimbledon but supports the decision to strip the tournament of rankings points due to its ban on Russian players.

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The Independent UK

Ukrainian tennis player laments lack of support in her sport

Lesia Tsurenko is a professional tennis player from Ukraine who is trying to carry on with her career while her country is being invaded by Russia

Al Jazeera

Wimbledon: How Russia’s war on Ukraine will affect world tennis

Women’s Tennis Association and Association of Tennis Professionals will not award ranking points to Wimbledon players.

Daily Mirror

Wimbledon chiefs express 'deep disappointment' at ranking points being stripped

Wimbledon have been punished by the ATP and WTA Tours for banning Russian and Belarusian stars from the tournament this summer, with the All England Club having their ranking points stripped

Evening Standard

ATP and WTA Tour strip Wimbledon of ranking points over decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players

The ATP Tour and WTA Tour will not award ranking points for Wimbledon this year in response to the All England Club’s decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from the championships.

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Daily Mirror

Rafael Nadal says it's his job to defend Russian and Belarusian players over Wimbledon ban

Rafael Nadal stated he has a duty to support the Russian and Belarusian players after they were banned from competing at Wimbledon which will begin at the end of June

Evening Standard

Wimbledon set to LOSE ranking points as ATP takes hardline stance on Russian player ban

Wimbledon is in danger of losing its ranking points for this year’s tournament by the end of the week.

The Independent UK

Nadal, Djokovic slam Wimbledon ban on Russian players

Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic have criticized Wimbledon’s decision to exclude Russian and Belarus players from this year’s tournament following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The Guardian - UK

Wimbledon defends player ban as Djokovic is given green light for SW19

Wimbledon chiefs have denied the decision to decline the entries of Russian and Belarusian players to this year’s championships was an act of discrimination

Sports Illustrated

Wimbledon Drops Vaccine Mandate, Djokovic Eligible to Compete

Tournament organizers will allow the 20-time Grand Slam winner to compete in this summer’s event.

Evening Standard

Wimbledon defends decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players amid Ukraine war: ‘There is no alternative’

Wimbledon organisers have defended the decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from competing at this year’s tournament.

Daily Mirror

Ukrainian ex-pro slams Andrey Rublev for 'lying and hypocrisy' over Wimbledon ban view

Andrey Rublev branded the All England Club's decision to ban Russian and Belarusian players from Wimbledon "complete discrimination," but Alexandr Dolgopolov was heavily critical of his comments

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