Serena Williams' coach indicates she plans to play US Open

All indications point to 44-year-old Serena Williams playing the US Open next month for the first time in four years.

"Her intention is to keep playing; the US Open as well," Rennae Stubbs, one of the 23-time Grand Slam champion's coaches, said at Wimbledon on Tuesday -- a week after Serena lost in her first singles match since 2022.

Williams injured her right knee midway through a three-set loss to Maya Joint at the All England Club and withdrew from a doubles match with older sister Venus on Saturday.

Williams shared an Instagram update over the weekend that included images of four syringes filled with fluid drained from her knee.