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Wimbledon: Serena Williams returns, Rafael Nadal eye Grand Slam

InternationalWimbledon: Serena Williams returns, Rafael Nadal eye Grand Slam

Srinagar: Former top seed Serena Williams returned to action at Wimbledon on Tuesday while as Spaniard Rafael Nadal continued his pursuit to bag the calender grand slam.

The seven-time champion Williams, faces unseeded Harmony Tan of France in her first singles match since an injury forced her to pull out of her first-round match last year.

Williams, 40, won the last of her Wimbledon singles titles six years ago but reached the final in 2018 and 2019.

The American, who was given a wildcard for this year’s tournament, is stuck on 23 Grand Slam singles wins — agonisingly one short of Margaret Court’s all-time record.

Wimbledon is widely considered her best chance of winning an elusive 24th Grand Slam.

Meanwhile Rafael Nadal is halfway to winning all four majors this year after following up his Australian Open triumph by winning his 14th French Open title.

No man has achieved the feat since Ron Laver in 1969, with Novak Djokovic falling just short last year when he lost in the final of the US Open.

The Spaniard’s win at Roland Garros earlier this month took him to 22 Grand Slam singles titles — two clear of Djokovic and Roger Federer.

Nadal won the most recent of his two Wimbledon titles in 2010, having captured his first with an epic triumph over Federer two years earlier.

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