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Serena Williams is officially back on the court.
The tennis legend is in London this week for the 2026 Queen’s Club Championships, making her return to the WTA circuit since announcing a surprise comeback last month.
The 39-time major champion will be stepping back onto the grass for the first time since 2022, teaming up with rising Canadian star Victoria Mboko in the women’s doubles competition.
At a Glance: How to Watch the 2026 Queen’s Club Championships
- Date: June 8-21
- TV channel: Tennis Channel
- Livestream online: DirecTV, Fubo
Williams kicks off her comeback on Tuesday, June 9, as the 44-year-old partners with 19-year-old Mboko to take on Erin Routliffe andNicole Melichar-Martinez in a first-round doubles match. As of this writing, the four are scheduled to take the court at 12:30 p.m. ET.
Viewers can tune into the Queen’s Club Championships (also known as the HSBC Championships for sponsorship reasons) on Tennis Channel in the U.S. The Sinclair Television Group channel is available to watch on TV with most premium cable packages.
How to Watch 2026 Queen’s Club Championships Tennis Online Free
You can also follow Williams’ comeback tour online, with a few ways to watch the Queen’s Club tennis tournament online for free.
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DirecTV
DirecTV includes Tennis Channel on a number of its live streaming packages, including DirecTV’s “MySports Genre Pack,” which is currently discounted to $49.99/month. The package includes more than two dozens sports and broadcast channels that you can watch online without needing cable. Sign up for the package and then navigate to Tennis Channel to watch all the matches live. Don’t want to commit? Test drive DirecTV with a five-day free trial here and use it to livestream Williams’ Queens Championships matches online for free.
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Fubo
Streaming service Fubo also carries a live Tennis Channel feed, with the ability to stream the tennis matches on your phone, tablet, computer or smart TV. Fubo’s plans start at just $48.99/month currently for 200+ channel options (including Tennis Channel) on the Fubo “Pro” package. Test out Fubo with a free trial here, and watch Williams’ comeback matche free online without needing cable.
What we like: Fubo’s deal includes unlimited DVR so you can record Williams’ matches (and any live TV content) to watch a replay back on-demand.
Serena Williams Tennis Comeback Details
Queen’s Club marks the first of two events that Williams has entered this month, with the second coming at the Berlin Tennis Open next week. Of course, all eyes will be on the Grand Slam and Olympic champ to see whether she will play in Wimbledon, the prestigious grass court Grand Slam tournament at the end of June.
Williams stepped away from tennis in 2022 to focus on family, a book deal and numerous business projects, though she stopped short of calling it an official retirement. In an essay for Vogue, the then 41-year-old wrote that, “I have never liked the word retirement,” adding that, “Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me.”