Serena Williams' comeback at the Queen's Club is over after injury to doubles partner

Serena Williams' much-hyped comeback to nonrecreational tennis astatine the Queen's Club lasted conscionable 1 match.

The 44-year-old Williams' doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to retreat from the gully connected Thursday (June 11, 2026) due to the fact that of a genu wounded she sustained successful a singles lucifer against Karolina Pliskova successful the past 32 connected Wednesday.

In her archetypal nonrecreational lucifer since the 2022 U.S. Open, Williams teamed up with Mboko to bushed third-seeded duo Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (2), 6-2 astatine the grass-court lawsuit connected Tuesday (June 9, 2026). They were scheduled to look Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund successful the quarterfinals.

Williams is acceptable to play doubles astatine the Berlin Open successful Germany adjacent week. Her spouse has yet to beryllium announced.

Williams won 23 Grand Slam singles titles — including 7 astatine Wimbledon — earlier stepping distant from the game, saying astatine the clip she was “evolving” distant from tennis alternatively than "retiring."