Maja Chwalinska and Serena Williams get Wimbledon wildcards

2026 French Open finalist Maja Chwalinska and American tennis legend Serena Williams make news as Wimbledon wildcards have been announced.

Ever since Chwalinska’s miraculous run in Paris, there has been a question mark about her ability to compete at Wimbledon. Because of her ranking prior to the French Open and the cutoff for Wimbledon eligibility, many believed she would need to go through qualifiers to get into the main draw.

That is not the case for Chwalinska. Unlike Lois Boisson who had her own career-defining run in the 2025 French Open into the semifinals and was forced to qualify at Wimbledon, Chwalinska received a main draw wildcard.

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Serena Williams gets doubles wildcard with sister Venus

Though Serena Williams has only played one match in her return to the sport, Wimbledon tournament planners saw enough to know that the GOAT of the sport, at age 44, still has it.

Serena has been clear that she is not trained or prepared to play singles. The path to Wimbledon this year was always through doubles.

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In even better news, Serena will play with Venus in Wimbledon doubles. Though both have played with different partners in recent years, this is only right and exactly how it should be.

The sisterly duo are 6-time Wimbledon doubles champions, winning their last one 10 years ago in 2016. Tennis fans will party like it’s 2016. Wimbledon’s Centre Court, no doubt where the tournament will put their matches, will be packed to capacity for the women who reshaped the sport in their prime and prove that age is just a number in their mid forties.