Venus Williams cannot wait for 'very special' Wimbledon reunion with sister Serena

[p]A decade on from winning the last of their six Wimbledon doubles titles together, the American siblings will be back on court at the All England Club next week.[/p][p]After receiving a wild card following [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-serena/ttsu68nH/"]Serena[/a]'s sensational return from four years in retirement, the pair will take on [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/osorio-serrano-maria-camila/rysUUciD/"]Camila Osorio[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/sierra-solana/E5xrmfn5/"]Solana Sierra[/a] in the first round.[/p][p][b]"It's very special indeed. We have had quite a history here and it's nice to be back in 2026, so ready to go,"[/b] [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/williams-venus/M7dojKaa/"]Venus[/a] told reporters on Saturday.[/p][p]Venus, 46, plays only intermittently on the WTA Tour in the twilight of her career, while Serena, 44, is taking tentative steps in her unexpected comeback.[/p][image alt="Serena training in London this month" id="da7ba294-f8e9-4906-830a-7b5bede5789b" credit-line="John Walton / PA Images / Profimedia" guid="dd75e72c-d25d-4de1-927c-b566beb7856c" original-width="1400" original-height="933" /][p]It seemed they had played together for the last time when Serena retired following the 2022 US Open, saying she was [b]"evolving away"[/b] from tennis.[/p][p]But, motivated by a desire to play in front of her two young daughters, Serena is back on the circuit, playing doubles at Queen's Club with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mboko-victoria/AqVez8TJ/"]Victoria Mboko[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/muchova-karolina/Or4Qa1ye/"]Karolina Muchova[/a] in the Berlin Open.[/p][p]She will also play singles at Wimbledon for the first time since her US Open farewell.[/p][p][b]"I'm excited we're playing together and I can't wait until we hit the courts,"[/b] Venus said.[/p][p][b]"As soon as she wanted to play doubles and we were playing doubles, that's how it works."[/b][/p][image alt="Serena and Venus together in 2024" id="78bcecc3-7c44-486b-8094-fc15621ee7f0" credit-line="IPA / Alamy / Profimedia" guid="06bd44b1-d7c8-4fee-a3a9-6c1dca82a3f2" original-width="1400" original-height="1050" /][p]Venus won five Wimbledon singles titles between 2000 and 2008, while Serena has lifted the trophy seven times at the All England Club.[/p][p]Serena will take on Australian world number 53 [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/joint-maya/AqLslEIk/"]Maya Joint[/a] in the first round as she bids for a 24th Grand Slam singles title and first since the 2017 Australian Open.[/p][p]Doubts remain about how well Serena will be able to compete in singles after so long away from the top level.[/p][p]Asked about Serena's current performance, Venus defiantly said: [b]"Can you walk over to the courts and watch her play? That's probably your best bet.[/b][/p][p][b]"There is no doubt that she has nothing to prove at all."[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/tennis/osorio-serrano-m-c-rysUUciD/sierra-s-E5xrmfn5/?mid=INhHuzFL"]Follow Venus and Serena Williams' match with Flashscore[/a][/b][/p]