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Victoria Mboko, Serena Williams' Doubles Partner, Injured
The injury raises doubt about Mboko’s remaining grass-court schedule, including her planned doubles pairing with Serena Williams.
- On Wednesday, Victoria Mboko withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships after appearing to sustain an injury. The 19-year-old from Burlington, Ont., was trailing Karolina Pliskova of Czechia 6-2, 3-4 when she fell at the back of the court.
- Earlier, 44-year-old Serena Williams made a successful return to competitive tennis on Tuesday, teaming with Mboko for a 7-6, 6-2 victory over Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez at the London Queen's Club.
- Williams and Mboko were scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez of Laval, Que., and Germany's Laura Siegemund in the quarterfinals Thursday at the WTA 500 event in West London.
- The injury casts doubt on Mboko's participation for the remainder of the short grass season, including her doubles partnership at the London Queen's Club with tennis legend Serena Williams.
- Elsewhere, Ottawa's Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil's Luisa Stefani continued their strong form with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Russia's Liudmila Samsonova and Japan's Miyu Kato at the tournament.
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Victoria Mboko Said 'She's Not Familiar on the Grass' Prior to Her Queen's Club Knee Injury
Serena Williams' comeback campaign has hit an early hurdle after her doubles partner, Victoria Mboko, was forced to retire from her opening singles match at the HSBC Championships in London. The 19-year-old Canadian had admitted before the tournament that grass was not her strongest surface, only to suffer a left knee injury on that same court just days later. 'I'm not very good on the grass,' Mboko said before the event. 'It's a little bit toug…
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Serena Williams fears for her double partner after the opening victory in Queens: Victoria Mboko had to give up in an individual due to a knee injury.
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