Serena Williams Injures Right Knee in 3-Set Wimbledon Return, Putting Friday Doubles in Doubt
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Updated · BBC.com · Jul 1
Serena Williams Injures Right Knee in 3-Set Wimbledon Return, Putting Friday Doubles in Doubt
3 articles · Updated · BBC.com · Jul 1
Summary
Friday's planned Wimbledon doubles reunion with Venus Williams is in serious doubt after Serena Williams' right knee swelled up during her singles comeback.
Williams, 44, tweaked the knee late in the first set against Maya Joint and kept playing despite advice not to continue, according to BBC Sport sources.
Joint, 20, beat Williams 6-3 6-7(6) 6-3 in Serena's first singles match in nearly four years and her first Wimbledon appearance in 1,462 days.
Wimbledon's medical teams excused Williams from media duties after the match; her agent said she left unaided and is trying to be ready for Friday.
Missing the doubles would blunt a highly anticipated return to the All England Club, where Serena has won seven singles titles and the sisters have claimed six doubles crowns.