Serena Williams' Queen's Doubles Run Ends After 19-Year-Old Partner Withdraws With Knee Injury

3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jun 11

Serena Williams' return event at Queen's was cut short when doubles partner Victoria Mboko withdrew before Thursday's quarter-final with a left knee injury.
Mboko, 19, was hurt in Wednesday's singles match against Karolina Pliskova, falling while trailing 6-2 3-4 and leaving the court in tears after retiring.
Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund, who were due to face Williams and Mboko on Thursday evening, advance directly to the semi-finals.
The exit comes one day after Williams, 44, played her first match in nearly four years in her comeback to competitive tennis.

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