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It might not be fairly the end of an era at Wimbledon this year but we appear to be like it with Serena Williams only confirming the previous week that she would play after 12 months out, while Roger Federer is not present from the main draw for the first time since 1998. Wimbledon 2022 fans can buy Wimbledon Tickets from our website. Rafael Nadal's contribution has been in hesitation because of a chronic foot injury that has the potential to end his career, while Andy Murray's preparations have been loaded by abdominal damage that forced him to Miss Queen's. Protective men's champion Novak Djokovic is due in the Centre courtyard on the opening Monday, but with 2021 women's victor Ashleigh Barty retiring in March, many of the numerous Grand Slam champions have had an anxious build-up to SW19. We measure whether this could be the endgame for at least some of the players who have dominated the contest to be crowned the GOAT greatest of all-time tennis. And we take a look at the youngsters hoping to step into the notice. End of an era? The last time Wimbledon was held with no Williams sister was 1996 when Steffi Graf win her seventh and final title, a 21-year-old Tim Henman made his first run into the second week and the aged Court One was still in use. American Venus Williams - herself a seven-time Grand Slam singles champion made her Wimbledon singles first appearance in 1997 with Serena joining her the following year.