Serena Williams is eligible to return to tennis later this month. It’s not clear if she will

Williams will be eligible to return to competition on February 22

Serena Williams has not competed since bidding farewell at the 2022 US Open. Pic: AP Photo/John Minchillo)

Serena Williams passed another stage on the path to a possible comeback to professional tennis, being listed Monday by the sport’s drug-testing organization as eligible to return to competition on February 22.

That is six months after the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion initially registered with the International Tennis Integrity Agency.