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Serena to play 2 events in run-up to US Open

Montreal - Serena Williams will play in the Rogers Cup next month in Montreal after she competes in next week's new Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic in San Jose, California.

Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, is returning to the Bay Area for what is the former Stanford WTA stop that moved to San Jose State University for the first time. The event runs from July 30 to August 5.

Rogers Cup tournament officials announced on Tuesday that Williams received a wild card into that event, which begins August 3.

Her ranking jumped from No 181 to No 28 after her run at Wimbledon. The 36-year-old has played in four tournaments this year after giving birth last year.

The Rogers Cup is a tune-up for the US Open. Williams last played it in 2014, when she reached the semi-finals. She won the event three times when it was played in Toronto.

Following her loss in the Wimbledon final to Angelique Kerber, Williams said she had proven to herself that she could still compete to win Grand Slams.

Her next Grand Slam title would tie her with Margaret Court for the most with 24.

She already has the most major trophies in the professional era.

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