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class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Oli Dickson Jefford                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"21 Mar 2026 12:15 PM\" data-ps-date=\"21 Mar 2026 12:15 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1774095316\"><br \/>\n                            21 Mar 2026 12:15 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><br \/>\n                            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"mx-auto !my-0 hidden dark:block h-6\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/content\/themes\/tennis365-sportsui\/img\/png\/preferred_source_badge_dark.png\" alt=\"Add as a preferred source on Google\" width=\"76\" height=\"24\"><br \/>\n          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items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Serena Williams with the Wimbledon trophy in 2017                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>WTA Tour star and recent Serena Williams hitting partner Alycia Parks has revealed that the tennis great is \u201chitting good\u201d ahead of a potential comeback.<\/p>\n<p>Former world No 1 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/serena-williams\">Williams<\/a>, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, officially retired from tennis following the 2022 US Open, though rumours have emerged in recent months that the 44-year-old could be set for a stunning return.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/serena-williams-cleared-comeback-return-date\">The American officially re-entered the tennis doping pool back in February<\/a>, a mandatory requirement for any player looking to compete in the professional game.<\/p>\n<p>And, the tennis icon herself has remained coy regarding rumours of a comeback in recent months, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/serena-williams-fuels-comeback-speculation-telling-interview\">with Williams neither confirming nor denying the possibility of a return in recent interviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Suggestions of a comeback were only fuelled when footage of a practise session between Williams and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/alycia-parks\">Parks<\/a>, the current world No 105, was shared online.<\/p>\n<p>American ace Parks has spoken in the past about how she sees Williams as a mentor and, in a new interview with <em>Tennis Channel<\/em> at the Miami Open, she revealed how her practise sessions with the tennis great came about.<\/p>\n<p>Parks said: \u201cI did text her when I was, I think, in the Middle East, and I was like: \u2018Hey, like, can you practise when I come back to the States?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd she was like: \u2018Yeah, let\u2019s go.\u2019 So we got in a few sessions and, yeah, she\u2019s been helping me.<\/p>\n<h2>Tennis News<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/miami-open-iga-swiateks-worst-nightmare-as-star-stunned-in-historic-loss\">Miami Open: Iga Swiatek\u2019s \u2018worst nightmare\u2019 as star stunned in historic loss<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/emma-raducanu-injury-biggest-problem-helath-withdrawal\">Emma Raducanu\u2019s biggest problem continues to haunt her and she needs to find an answer quickly<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe\u2019s hitting good. Yeah, she\u2019s definitely fit. She looks great, and she\u2019s hitting the ball amazing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Several rumours have been floated as to whether and when Williams will return.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/novak-djokovic-predicts-when-serena-williams-could-make-stunning-comeback\">Some, including fellow tennis great Novak Djokovic<\/a>, have suggested that the 44-year-old could make a return at Wimbledon this summer, or potentially at the US Open in August.<\/p>\n<p>It has also been suggested that Williams could be returning to play doubles with her older sister, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/venus-williams\">Venus<\/a>, who herself returned to action last summer after a 14-month hiatus from the sport.<\/p>\n<p>However, Parks herself insisted that she was in the dark as to how official or unofficial any comeback plans were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI don\u2019t know if she\u2019s coming back. I don\u2019t know when she\u2019s coming back,\u201d added Parks.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe just go to practise. We don\u2019t really talk about too much of her coming back, just like fun stuff, and we are talking. So, yeah.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want more from Tennis365? Add us as <a rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=tennis365.com\" target=\"_blank\">a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Read Next<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-features\/miami-open-who-alex-eala-round-3-opponent-meet-giant-killer-magda-linette\">Miami Open: Who is Alex Eala\u2019s Round 3 opponent? 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