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

Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen’s Club lasted just one match.

LONDON — Serena Williams’ much-hyped comeback to professional tennis at the Queen’s Club lasted just one match.

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The 44-year-old Williams’ doubles partner, 19-year-old Canadian Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the draw Thursday because of a knee injury she sustained in a singles match against Karolína Plíšková in the last 16 on Wednesday.

In her first professional match since the 2022 U.S. Open, Williams teamed up with Mboko to beat the third-seeded duo, Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe, 7-6 (2), 6-2 at the grass-court event on Tuesday. They were scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals.