U.S. participant Serena Williams (L) speaks with Canada’s Victoria Mboko (R) whereas taking part in towards U.S. participant Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe throughout their spherical of 16, doubles match on the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Membership in west London on June 9, 2026.
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Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to skilled tennis on the Queen’s Membership lasted only one match.
The 44-year-old Williams’ doubles associate, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was pressured to withdraw from the draw on Thursday (June 11, 2026) due to a knee harm she sustained in a singles match towards Karolina Pliskova within the final 32 on Wednesday.
In her first skilled match because the 2022 U.S. Open, Williams teamed up with Mboko to beat third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 on the grass-court occasion on Tuesday (June 9, 2026). They had been scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund within the quarterfinals.
Williams is about to play doubles on the Berlin Open in Germany subsequent week. Her associate has but to be introduced.
Williams gained 23 Grand Slam singles titles — together with seven at Wimbledon — earlier than stepping away from the sport, saying on the time she was “evolving” away from tennis quite than “retiring.”
Printed – June 11, 2026 06:03 pm IST
