Serena Williams discusses her Wimbledon singles comeback after returning to professional tennis earlier in the season at the Queen’s Club. She says the timing and risk of playing singles—where she must cover the full court against top opponents—were central to her uncertainty. Williams had planned a comeback in doubles at age 44 following four years away from the tour, but she decided to test herself further by accepting a singles wildcard. According to Williams, the decision was made very late: she was announced as the final women’s singles wildcard on Sunday 21 June, one day before the qualifying draw. She describes being unsure until the last moment and noting she still did not have certainty about how it would go at the time of her pre-tournament press conference. Other outlets similarly report that Williams explains she was not fully confident about returning for singles and had to talk herself into taking the wildcard opportunity for Wimbledon. Across the coverage, the emphasis remains on her uncertainty, the late confirmation of the wildcard, and her choice to expand her return from doubles to singles.