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06/10 16:31 CDT Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy
after Victoria Mboko injury
Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club in jeopardy after Victoria
Mboko injury
LONDON (AP) --- Serena Williams' doubles campaign at Queen's Club could be over
after one match.
Victoria Mboko, the American star's doubles partner, retired from her singles
match against Karolina Pliskova on Wednesday after sustaining a knee injury in
the second set.
Williams and Mboko had won their opening doubles match Tuesday --- in the
44-year-old Williams' return to professional tennis after nearly four years
away from the sport --- and are scheduled to play again Thursday.
As of Wednesday night, Mboko and Williams remained on Thursday's schedule to
face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals. It's set to be
the last match of the day at the HSBC Championships.
While trying to return a shot against Pliskova, the 19-year-old Canadian
slipped behind the baseline and immediately grabbed her left knee. Mboko had
lost the first set 6-2 and was up 4-3 in the second against the 2021 Wimbledon
runner-up, who was facing a break point.
Mboko got up on her own but then told a physiotherapist there was "no stability
right now."
She walked gingerly to her bench and put a towel to her face as she sat down.
Minutes later, she retired from the match.
Williams had previously announced that she will also play doubles at the Berlin
Open next week.
On Tuesday, Williams and Mboko beat third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez
and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 in Williams' first professional match since the
2022 U.S. Open.
Mboko is ranked No. 9 in singles.
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AP tennis: https://apnews.com/hub/tennis
