(CNN) — More than three years since playing her last match, 23-time grand slam singles champion Serena Williams recently has taken a step that would be necessary should she want to return to professional tennis.
Williams, 44, appears on a list on the International Tennis Integrity Agency’s (ITIA) website showing players registered in the international testing pool . The document is dated October 6, 2025.
But, it seems as if the tennis legend is not planning a comeback at the moment.
“Omg yall I’m NOT coming back,” Williams said on X. “This wildfire is crazy.”
Williams last played in 2022, when she lost in the US Open to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanović. At the time, she did not use the word “retirement,” instead saying she was “evolving away from tennis.”
Appearing on the list didn’

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