Serena Williams has been confirmed to take part in the 2019 Australian Open as stated on the event’s official Twitter account.
It will be the first time Williams has taken part in the competition since 2017 when she won the tournament, beating her sister Venus Williams in the final, while pregnant and clinched her 23rd Grand Slam title in the process.
Since returning to the sport after childbirth in September of 2017, the 37-year-old has come close to winning another major event but couldn’t get over the line; a victory would put her level on 24 with Margaret Court, who holds the record for the most Grand Slam singles titles.
Williams made it to two finals in 2018, she lost to Angelique Kerber at Wimbledon and then to Naomi Osaka at the U.S. Open in controversial circumstances.
The loss to Osaka was marred by an exchange between the veteran and umpire Carlos Ramos, it was the last time Williams took to the court for a competitive match.
Williams, who will prepare for the first Grand Slam of 2019 with an exhibition in Abu Dhabi has now ranked 16th in the world again. Prior to Wimbledon, she was ranked 183rd by the WTA.
Williams will compete in the Hopman Cup before she features in the Australian Open which starts on January 14, and the American will be going in search of her eighth singles title at the tournament.
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