Serena Williams Tweaked Her Knee During Wimbledon Return on Tuesday
The 44-year-old was excused from media duties after swelling in her right knee, and her doubles return with Venus is now uncertain.
- On Tuesday, Serena Williams lost to 20-year-old Australian Maya Joint 6-3, 6-7 , 6-3 in her first Wimbledon singles match since 2022, sustaining a right knee injury during the nearly two-and-a-half-hour contest on Centre Court.
- Williams tweaked her right knee late in the first set, yet continued competing in her first singles match since the 2022 U.S. Open. She declined crutches offered after the defeat despite visible swelling requiring locker-room treatment.
- Wimbledon and WTA medical teams excused Williams from mandatory post-match media obligations due to the injury. Agent Jill Smoller confirmed she "left site that night unaided and is doing everything she can to be ready for her doubles match later this week."
- Her participation in the upcoming doubles tournament remains in doubt as the champion races to recover for her scheduled appearance alongside sister Venus Williams. The pair is set to face Solana Sierra and Camila Osorio in the first round.
- The Williams sisters have won 14 Grand Slam doubles titles together, including six at Wimbledon, with their most recent crown coming in 2016. If fit, their return would mark their first Wimbledon doubles appearance in a decade.
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