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

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 thir... Williams' Queen's run over as injured Mboko withdrawsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Williams' doubles partner retires in second set of singles match after fallPublished11 June 2026, 11:11 BSTUpdated 15 minutes agoSerena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's has been curtailed as her playing partner Victoria Mboko has withdrawn with a left knee injury.The 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, 44, made her return to tenni...
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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... S1
  • Williams' Queen's run over as injured Mboko withdrawsTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser.This video can not be playedFigure caption, Williams' doubles partner retires in second set of singles match after fallPublished11 June 2026,... S2
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