Serena Williams All Set to Accompany Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal in ‘Slam-Century’ Club at Wimbledon Championship 2022

23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is all set to grace the courts of England. After a year away from the circuit, she has announced her comeback. The American tennis legend will restart her journey with the upcoming grass swing.

Williams has secured multiple achievements under her name. If she lives up to her fans’ expectations and has decent runs in the tournaments ahead, a lot more awaits her. In fact, one prestigious record is just two matches away.

Serena Williams is on her way to sharing Federer and Nadal’s record

The American legend will soon play on the grass courts of Wimbledon, which is one of her most successful tournaments. She has won seven singles and six doubles Grand Slam titles on the greens. Hence, the energy around her comeback is high. Though there is one more reason behind the same. Williams is just two match wins away from engraving her name beside the two biggest ATP players of this generation.

If Williams manages to enter the third round at the 2022 Wimbledon Championships, she will join the slam-century club alongside two active players (Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal). Also, she will be the only woman after Martina Navratilova (120 at Wimbledon) and Chris Evert (102 at US Open) to win a sum of hundred matches in a Grand Slam.

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Federer achieved the milestone after winning the quarterfinals of the 2019 Wimbledon Championships; Nadal notched his 100th Roland Garros win against Novak Djokovic in the finals 2020 French Open.

What lies ahead for Williams?

The former World No.1 has booked a seat in the main draw of the grass-based Grand Slam with the help of a protected ranking alongside players such as Eugenie Bouchard.

Williams hasn’t played professional tennis for a year now. Therefore, she will warm herself up with the WTA 500 event based in Eastbourne. She will collaborate with the Tunisian no.1 and 2022 Madrid Open Champion Ons Jabeur for the doubles category.

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As she is playing doubles at Eastbourne and Wimbledon will not have ranking points, these two tournaments will not help Williams improve on her singles world ranking of 1208. Hence, she will have to aim for the trophies only.