The International Tennis Integrity Agency (ITIA) said Williams had registered with the sport’s drug-testing body, which is the first step that would be required by a player seeking to come out of retirement.
Andy Murray joined Novak Djokovic’s coaching team in November 2024 just three months after the 38-year-old Scot ended his own playing career at the Paris Olympics, but it proved a short six-month partnership.
The first man to win 20 Grand Slam singles titles, and part of an era of unprecedented greatness, was the only candidate to receive enough support in the player category for the Hall’s class of 2026.