Williams is scheduled to make her return in the singles competition, where she will face Cincinnati-native Peyton Stearns. Stearns is currently ranked 35th by the WTA, as opposed to her career high of #28. Stearns attended the University of Texas where she won a NCAA Singles crown and back-to-back NCAA team titles.

Venus Williams enjoyed a winning return to competitive tennis after 16 months away as she reached the quarterfinals of the women’s doubles at the DC Open alongside Hailey Baptiste.

Plans to almost triple the size of the Wimbledon tennis site are set to proceed after a campaign group's legal challenge against the decision to grant planning permission was dismissed by a High Court judge.

Wimbledon’s expansion plans that would almost triple the size of the tennis tournament grounds have received a boost when a judge dismisses a campaign group’s legal challenge

Wimbledon secured a major victory in its bid to triple the size of its grounds after the High Court ruled on Monday that the Greater London Authority (GLA) was lawful in granting planning permission for 39 new courts last September.