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More Bad News for Serena Williams and Venus Williams Fans as Wimbledon 2022 Absence Is Confirmed

Published 06/04/2022, 12:26 AM EDTBy Serena Williams retires from her first round ladies’ singles match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich on centre court after picking up an injury on day two of Wimbledon at The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, Wimbledon. Picture date: Tuesday June 29, 2021. (Photo by Adam Davy/PA Images via Getty Images) Venus and Serena Williams have been two of the greatest players on the women’s circuit over the last 20 years. They have enthralled tennis fans by putting on impressive performances on the court. While Serena has gone on to win 23 Grand Slam titles, her elder sister Venus has seven major titles to her credit. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Last year, Serena retired midway through her first-round encounter at Wimbledon Championships. The American legend slipped on the wet grass and injured her hamstring, which ruled her out for the rest of the 2021 season. Subsequently, Venus also suffered a leg injury and hasn’t been on the court since. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad

Venus and Serena Williams names missing from the Wimbledon entry list

Recently, the entry for the Wimbledon Championships 2022 was released. However, Serena and Venus’ names were missing in women’s singles. Both Williamses out of the Wimbledon entry list, which is not a surprise. — José Morgado (@josemorgado) While Serena’s last competitive match was in June 2021, last played at the WTA Chicago Women’s Open in August last year. Although the two are officially absent in singles competition, there is a possibility that they might team up to play doubles.Serena Williams of The United States is congratulated by her sister and opponent. Venus Williams of The United States following their ladies singles third round match on Day Five of the 2018 US Open at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in the Flushing neighborhood of the Queens borough of New York City. (Photo by Julian Finney/Getty Images) ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad Not to forget, the Williams sisters have been one of the most successful teams in women’s doubles. Together, they have clinched 14 Grand Slam titles. Additionally, they also have won three Olympic gold medals in women’s doubles while pairing up as a team.

Serena to suffer a massive blow to her WTA ranking

Earlier this year, Wimbledon announced a ban on Russian and Belarusian athletes owing to the Eastern European conflict. As a result, the WTA and the ATP stripped the tournament of ranking points. Thus, even if Serena would have played at Wimbledon this year, she would have lost the ranking points earned last season. ADVERTISEMENT Article continues below this ad WATCH THIS STORY: Further, owing to her lengthy injury layoff, Serena will lose all her ranking points and become unranked after Wimbledon. Can come back strongly later this year? Let us know your views in the comments below.

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