Serena a roaring 40

SERENA WILLIAMS still believes she can win Wimbledon even as a 40-year-old, her doubles partner has claimed.

The American wildcard (below) will play her first Grand Slam match since limping out in the first round here last year. Williams, who meets France’s world

No.113 Harmony

Tan, needs one more Grand Slam title to equal Margaret Court’s record of 24.

She won her 23rd at the 2017 Australian Open when she was pregnant – and has lost four finals as a mother. But Ons Jabeur, who played two matches with Williams last week, said: “If she’s here, then she believes she can win this tournament. I believe that she can. She’s a legend and she can do whatever she wants.”

New world No.2 Jabeur of Tunisia celebrated becoming the highestranked African player ever by taking only 53 minutes to beat Swedish qualifier Mirjam Bjorklund 6-1 6-3.