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For the first time in a year, Serena Williams is taking part in a singles match.
The 23-time Grand Slam champion was forced to retire at Wimbledon last year after tearing her hamstring in her opening match.
Now, she's back on the grass courts of SW19. She'll have some youthful competition this time around, facing off against France's Harmony Tan. Tan, a right-handed player, enters Tuesday's match ranked No. 115 in the world.
The 24-year-old has yet to face a player of Williams' caliber in her short career, and will be playing a main-draw match at Wimbledon for the first time
Nonetheless, the eyes of the tennis world will be fixated on Williams as she looks to find magic on that grassy Wimbledon court.
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Interested in watching Williams' return to the court? Sporting News has you covered on how to watch Williams and Tan face off:
ESPN will handle coverage of Williams and Tan's opening round matchup on Tuesday. The match will also be live streamed on ESPN+, ESPN3 and fuboTV, which offers a free trial.
Canadian viewers can follow along with the match on TSN2, as well as TSN.ca and the TSN app.
Williams and Tan will likely be on the court around noon ET, but the exact start time for the match depends on how quickly the two earlier matches that take place on Centre Court end.
No. 1 player in the world Iga Swiatek takes on Jana Fett at 8:30 a.m. ET, while Rafael Nadal and Francisco Cerundolo are scheduled to play prior to Williams and Tan.
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Williams has made Wimbledon her playground throughout the course of her career, hoisting the Venus Rosewater Dish seven times. She's tied with Steffi Graf for the second-most Wimbledon titles in her career, trailing record-holder Martina Navritilova, who has nine.
The last time Williams won Wimbledon was in 2016, when she defeated Germany's Angelique Kerber in straight sets.
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