The 44-year-old Serena Williams , celebrated as one of tennis’ all-time greats, hasn’t played since her emotional farewell at the 2022 US Open. Though she insisted she wasn’t “retiring” and was simply “evolving” away from the sport, renewed buzz about a possible comeback has followed her ever since. However, now, the 23-time Grand Slam icon has poured cold water on the speculation, signaling that a return to competitive tennis isn’t on her horizon.

Serena Williams is pushing back against growing talk of a tennis comeback. She denied the speculation in a direct post on X.

“Omg, y’all, I’m NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy,” she wrote on Tuesday.

The rumors started after she filed paperwork with the ITIA in September. This filing exempted her from strict whereabouts

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