The 23-time grand slam singles champion Serena Williams will continue her comeback next month, when she plays at the national bank open in Toronto, in what will be a warm up for a likely participation at the US open.
The 40 year old played in her first singles tournament for a year at Wimbledon where she lost to the unseeded Harmony Tan in the first round.
However, the American has signed up to play at one of the US open warm-up tournaments, beginning on August 8, but did not commit to her future plans.
She has won the US Open six times but is currently unranked having not won a singles match for more than a year.
This year’s US Open begins on August 29.