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Charles Curtis

Why Serena Williams might be wearing tape on her face at Wimbledon, explained

Welcome to FTW Explains, a guide to catching up on and better understanding stuff going on in the world. Are you watching Serena Williams play at Wimbledon and noticed something on her face? We’re here to help.

Well, we’re sort of here to help. Because in this case, it’s not 100 percent certain why, exactly, the superstar is wearing the tape. But we’re going to try to explain it all given what we’ve seen reported and what could the best case here.

So let’s dive in: What’s on Williams’ face and what could be the story behind it? Away we go:

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