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Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
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21 sources across Left, Center, and Right all describe the same event.
60/99 — meaningful wording shift across the spectrum.
WHAT EACH SIDE EMPHASIZED
Stuff (New Zealand) · Center-left · News report
WDSU New Orleans (Hearst) · Center · News report
Al.com (Alabama News) · Center-right · News report
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Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
The announcement that the 44-year-old mother of two will play singles will provide a massive storyline for the Grand Slam.
Serena Williams, a 23-time grand slam champion. has been handed a wildcard at the age of 44.
It's been talked about ever since Serena Williams announced nearly three weeks ago that she was returning to professional tennis after almost four years away from the sport. At age 44, Will...
The move comes after the 44-year-old Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis. And it means that Williams will play both si...
Serena Williams will make a surprise return to singles action at Wimbledon later this month after accepting a wildcard.
Serena Williams has won seven Wimbledon titles in her storied career.
The seven-time ladies' singles champion will make her Grand Slam return at Wimbledon, six years after her last appearance.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams will play singles at Wimbledon after accepting a wild card invitation. The All England Club made the announcement eight days before the grass-court Grand Slam starts.
Serena Williams recently returned to competition in doubles after nearly four years away from professional tennis.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was already slated to play doubles with her older sister Venus at Wimbledon.
Serena Williams will make a stunning return to singles at this year's Wimbledon after accepting the final wildcard berth by the All England Club.
Tennis legend Serena Williams will make a surprise return to Wimbledon singles after being awarded the tournament's final wildcard on Sunday, setting up one of the biggest comebacks of this...
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Now: Wording Gap is 60/99 and story health is stable · 21 sources · all three buckets · comparable news format.