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Serena Williams’ return ends prematurely at Queen’s Club due to Mboko injury

The Guardian UK Thursday 11 June 2026, 11:50 UTC By Tumaini Carayol 1 min read
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Mboko forced out with knee injury after heavy fallWilliams’ focus now shifts to Berlin wildcard spotSerena Williams’s first tournament since coming out of retirement has ended prematurely after her partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw from the Queen’s Club tournament after injuring her knee when slipping on the grass in her singles match on Wednesday. Williams made a sensational return to competition at 44 after a four-year absence on Tuesday alongside Mboko as the pair defeated the...

  • Mboko forced out with knee injury after heavy fall

  • Williams’ focus now shifts to Berlin wildcard spot

Serena Williams’s first tournament since coming out of retirement has ended prematurely after her partner Victoria Mboko was forced to withdraw from the Queen’s Club tournament after injuring her knee when slipping on the grass in her singles match on Wednesday.

Williams made a sensational return to competition at 44 after a four-year absence on Tuesday alongside Mboko as the pair defeated the third seeds Nicole Melichar Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2. The pair were scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund on Thursday afternoon.

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Serena Williams (PERSON) Queen’s Club (LOCATION) Berlin (LOCATION) Williams (PERSON) Victoria Mboko (PERSON) the Queen’s Club (ORG) Mboko (PERSON) Nicole Melichar Martinez (PERSON) Erin Routliffe 7-6(2 (PERSON) Leylah Fernandez (PERSON) Laura Siegemund (PERSON)
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