{"id":101023,"date":"2026-06-05T20:52:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:52:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101023\/"},"modified":"2026-06-05T20:52:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T20:52:13","slug":"serena-williams-adds-berlin-to-her-comeback-tour-and-will-play-doubles-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/101023\/","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams adds Berlin to her comeback tour and will play doubles"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">BERLIN (AP) \u2014  Serena Williams&#8217; comeback to tennis will include a stop in Berlin this month.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Berlin Open organizers said Williams will compete in doubles at the grass-court event starting on June 13. Her partner and the date of her first match will be announced later.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion stepped away from tennis in 2022. She has yet to say whether she plans to play at Wimbledon or the U.S. Open.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">She will make her eagerly anticipated return to professional tennis playing doubles alongside Victoria Mboko at Queen\u2019s Club next week. Berlin is the week after. Wimbledon is two weeks after that.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">\u201cEvery tournament I add to my schedule right now feels special, and Berlin is no exception,&#8221; she said. &#8220;I\u2019m excited to compete in front of the German fans and continue building momentum throughout the grass-court season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">AP tennis: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/tennis<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_Williams_Tennis_42544.jpg.webp\" class=\"image-lightbox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-mainpost\" data-caption=\"FILE - United States Serena Williams plays a return to Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo\/Thibault Camus, File)\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_Williams_Tennis_42544.jpg.webp\" alt=\"FILE - United States Serena Williams plays a return to Romania's Mihaela Buzarnescu during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo\/Thibault Camus, File)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"14\">FILE &#8211; United States Serena Williams plays a return to Romania&#8217;s Mihaela Buzarnescu during their second round match on day four of the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris on June 2, 2021. (AP Photo\/Thibault Camus, File)<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_WilliamsComeback_Tennis_14721.jpg.webp\" class=\"image-lightbox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-mainpost\" data-caption=\"FILE - Serena Williams motions a heart to fans during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, file)\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_WilliamsComeback_Tennis_14721.jpg.webp\" alt=\"FILE - Serena Williams motions a heart to fans during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, file)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"14\">FILE &#8211; Serena Williams motions a heart to fans during the third round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Sept. 2, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Frank Franklin II, file)<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_Williams_Tennis_31_63.jpg.webp\" class=\"image-lightbox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-mainpost\" data-caption=\"FILE - Serena Williams, of the United States, prepares to serve against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig, File)\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/174a1f2755ef26e07f3e9928b4c36003_Serena_Williams_Tennis_31_63.jpg.webp\" alt=\"FILE - Serena Williams, of the United States, prepares to serve against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig, File)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"14\">FILE &#8211; Serena Williams, of the United States, prepares to serve against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the U.S. Open tennis championships, Aug. 31, 2022, in New York. (AP Photo\/Seth Wenig, File)<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">NEW YORK (AP) \u2014 The New York Yankees placed Aaron Judge on the 10-day injured list Friday, a day after announcing the slugger has a stress fracture in one of his ribs that will keep him off the field indefinitely.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">The three-time AL MVP will rest and have limited activity before getting re-evaluated and having additional imaging in about four to six weeks. The Yankees said in a statement that Judge is expected to return \u201cat some point this season.\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">They recalled Spencer Jones from Triple-A Scranton\/Wilkes Barre for his second stint with the team to replace Judge.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Jones went 4 for 24 on May 8-21 after being called up to replace Jasson Dom\u00ednguez, who injured the AC joint in his shoulder while crashing into the left-field fence on a catch against Brandon Nimmo on May 7 against Texas.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Judge underwent a CT scan on Thursday and had an MRI earlier in the week when he met with a specialist. The Yankees initially said Judge had shoulder soreness before clarifying the injury was to a rib on his right side, which was first revealed when Judge underwent testing on Monday, the team\u2019s off day.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Including a stint on the COVID-19 injured list in July 2021, Judge is on the IL for the 10th time since debuting Aug. 13, 2016. He missed 45 games with a fractured right wrist in 2018, 54 games with a strained left oblique in 2019 and 42 games with a fractured toe in 2023 after crashing into a wall while making a catch at Dodger Stadium.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Judge has a rib injury for the second time in his career.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">He was diagnosed with a stress fracture in one of his right ribs in March 2020. The injury occurred when he dived for a ball in September 2019, but Judge didn\u2019t miss any time because of the 2020 season being delayed by the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">The 34-year-old is hitting .248 with 17 home runs and 38 RBIs. But he has just one homer in his last 18 games since May 10 and ended an 11-game homer and RBI drought with a game-ending, two-run drive on May 24 against the Tampa Bay Rays.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Judge entered the game against Tampa Bay in a 1-for-24 slump that dropped his batting average to .246. He was hitless in 15 at-bats before singling in the first inning.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Judge won the batting title last season, when he hit a career-high .331 with 53 homers and 114 RBIs in 152 games. He missed 10 games from July 26-Aug. 4 with a flexor strain in his right elbow that he sustained on a throw to home July 22 in Toronto. He underwent a plasma-rich injection and did not require offseason surgery.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Giancarlo Stanton played 17 games in the outfield when Judge was hurt last season. Stanton has been out since April 24 with a strained right calf and started taking live at-bats on the field Wednesday, though he was ruled out for New York\u2019s upcoming road trip.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Jos\u00e9 Caballero started the first two games against Cleveland and has made four starts in right field since being acquired from Tampa Bay at the July 31 trade deadline. Max Schuemann made his first career start in right field Thursday and made a diving catch on Steven Kwan in the second along with a leaping catch on Brayan Rocchio in the seventh.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">Judge had started 52 games in right field. Jones made four starts in right field before getting sent down May 22 and Cody Bellinger has started two games.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\" class=\"font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"16\">AP MLB: https:\/\/apnews.com\/hub\/MLB<\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/994160136431f6fd81f12069872da94a_Yankees_Athletics_Baseball_29711.jpg.webp\" class=\"image-lightbox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-nextpost\" data-caption=\"New York Yankees' Aaron Judge waits on-deck before batting during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo\/Scott Marshall)\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/994160136431f6fd81f12069872da94a_Yankees_Athletics_Baseball_29711.jpg.webp\" alt=\"New York Yankees' Aaron Judge waits on-deck before batting during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo\/Scott Marshall)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"14\">New York Yankees&#8217; Aaron Judge waits on-deck before batting during the fifth inning of a baseball game against the Athletics, Saturday, May 30, 2026, in West Sacramento, Calif. (AP Photo\/Scott Marshall)<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/994160136431f6fd81f12069872da94a_Guardians_Yankees_Baseball_56985.jpg.webp\" class=\"image-lightbox\" data-fancybox=\"gallery-nextpost\" data-caption=\"New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/dk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/994160136431f6fd81f12069872da94a_Guardians_Yankees_Baseball_56985.jpg.webp\" alt=\"New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"caption font-size-scaler-control\" data-font=\"14\">New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) looks on from the dugout during the seventh inning of a baseball game against the Cleveland Guardians, Tuesday, June 2, 2026, in New York. (AP Photo\/Adam Hunger)<\/p>\n<p>      <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BERLIN (AP) \u2014 Serena Williams&#8217; comeback to tennis will include a stop in Berlin this month. 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