<p>The 44-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, has not played since a third-round loss at the 2022 US Open.</p><p>Williams posted the message, <strong>"Good news travels fast" </strong>along with a video of her on court in an all-white Nike tennis dress and with her phone buzzing rapidly in the background.</p><p>Her imminent return has been touted since it was revealed in December she had re-entered the anti-doping programme - a prerequisite to play on the tour again.</p><p>The American has been given a wildcard for the women's doubles at Queen's, reportedly alongside young Canadian Victoria Mboko.</p><p><strong>"Queen's Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter,"</strong> said Williams.</p><p><strong>"Grass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I'm excited to be back competing on one of the sport's most iconic stages."</strong></p><p>The women's event at Queen's starts on June 8.</p><p><strong>"Serena Williams is one of the greatest athletes the world has ever seen, and we're delighted that she will be making her return to tennis at the LTA's HSBC Championships,"</strong> said WTA tournament director Laura Robson.</p><p><strong>"Women's tennis made a historic return to the Queen's Club last year, and now we have an icon of the game stepping back on to court."</strong></p><p>Williams said in 2022 she did not want to use the word "retiring" but instead explained she was "evolving" away from tennis.</p><p>The American's 23 Grand Slam singles titles are the most by a woman in the Open era and put her second on the all-time list in the women's behind Australian Margaret Court's tally of 24.</p>