FINAL WIMBLEDON SHOT FOR SERENA

JOHN MCENROE has compared "icon" Serena Williams to Michael Jordan as she prepares for her potential last dance at Wimbledon.

- NEIL MCLEMAN

The 23-time singles Grand Slam winner returns for the first time in nearly a year this week, playing doubles in the Rothesay International at Eastbourne.

And the US superstar will then make her latest - and perhaps final bid to equal Margaret Court's record of 24 Grand Slams after accepting a Wimbledon wildcard into the singles. She has not won a Major since becoming a mother in September 2017.

NBA legend Jordan's final season with the Chicago Bulls was chronicled in the Netflix series The Last Dance. Playing Wimbledon and the US Open this summer could prove the last chance for Williams, now 40, to make more history.

She limped out of SW19 in tears last year after twisting her ankle in the first round and has not played a competitive match since.