Wimbledon 2026: Serena Williams and Venus Williams added to Saturday’s order of play but not allocated a court

Serena Williams’ hopes of playing Wimbledon doubles alongside older sister Venus appear to have increased after the pair’s match was added to Saturday’s lineup.

Williams, 44, suffered a knee injury in her singles return loss to Australia’s Maya Joint on Tuesday.

The sisters, who are six-time doubles champions at the All England Club, are scheduled to reunite at the Grand Slam venue for the first time since 2022.

No field has been allocated for their match against Colombian Camila Osorio and Argentinian Solana Sierra, but organizers say the match will not be played before 16:30 GMT.

This suggests Serena Williams was given as much time as possible to declare herself healthy after blowing out her knee during a gutsy three-set defeat against 20-year-old Joint.

Sources close to the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion told BBC Sport on Friday the plan was for him to play.

The Williams sisters, who were given a wild card, will probably be taken to one of Wimbledon’s biggest exhibition courts after the day’s singles matches are over.

However, the loose schedule will not face any problems at Wimbledon if the American superstars withdraw.