Naomi Osaka said she would be ¡°entertained¡± by a return to tennis from Serena Williams, after reports claimed the American great could play doubles at the Queen¡¯s tournament in London next month.

The 44-year-old has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 U.S. Open left her one short of the all-time record of 24 Grand Slam singles titles, jointly held by Margaret Court and Novak Djokovic.

She said at the time she did not want to use the word ¡°retiring¡± but instead explained she was ¡°evolving¡± away from tennis.