Despite insisting that she was not plotting a comeback, Serena Williams is about to be reinstated as an active tennis player in the eyes of the International Tennis Integrity Agency. The agency has added Williams, 44, to its reinstatements list, effective February 22, 2026, once she has completed her mandatory six-month waiting period after re-entering the anti-doping testing pool. "The Serena comeback is now officially official," declared tennis reporter Ben Rothenberg, who first shared a screenshot of Williams' name on the reinstatement list via his Bounces blog.