Former World No. 1 Serena Williams denied she is planning a potential return to professional tennis.
"Omg yall I'm NOT coming back. This wildfire is crazy," Williams posted on X Tuesday afternoon, following a report by the Athletic that Williams had recently re-entered the anti-doping testing pool.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion's name appeared on an Oct. 6 list of players in the International Registered Testing Pool, a requirement for a return to competition.
"She has notified us that she wants to be reinstated into the testing pool," Adrian Bassett, a spokesperson for the International Tennis Integrity Agency, confirmed in a text message Tuesday to The Athletic.
"I do not know if this means she is coming back, or just giving herself the option. All I can say is she's back in the poo

Deadspin

Cover Media
CNN
13 On Your Side
CBC News World
Joplin Globe
The Daily Beast
AlterNet
Delaware Sports
Raw Story
The Conversation
Martinsburg Journal