Serena Williams’ comeback at the Queen’s Club is over after injury to doubles partner
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Key Points:
- Serena Williams’ comeback to professional tennis at the Queen’s Club ended after just one doubles match due to her partner Victoria Mboko’s knee injury.
- Williams and Mboko won their opening doubles match but had to withdraw from the quarterfinals after Mboko was injured in a singles match.
- Williams is scheduled to play doubles next week at the Berlin Open, with her partner yet to be officially announced.
- The 44-year-old Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam singles champion, had not played professionally since the 2022 U.S. Open and described her previous departure as an evolution rather than retirement.