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Serena Williams will compete in Wimbledon women's singles this year after accepting a wildcard, returning to the All England Club at age 44 with the most compelling number in tennis hanging over every match: 23.
Williams holds 23 Grand Slam singles titles, one fewer than Margaret Court's all-time record of 24.
The case for why this matters is simple — there is no bigger prize left in the sport, and she has chosen to chase it on the surface she knows best.
The Wildcard and What It Signals Williams received the final women's singles wildcard slot, which became available following a gap left after a previous announcement Tuesday.
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