Serena Williams first tournament since confirming her return to professional tennis has been cut short after an injury to doubles partner Victoria Mboko forced the pair to withdraw from the HSBC Championships at Queens Club.The 23-time grand slam singles champion made a winning return on Tuesday as she and teenager Mboko beat Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6 (7-2) 6-2.However, Mboko subsequently suffered a left knee injury in her singles match with Karolina Pliskova, forcing her to retire from that contest in the second set.Williams and Mboko were due to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund, who will now receive a walkover into the semi-finals.Serena sets sights on Berlin, with Wimbledon still a question-markFor Williams, attention turns to next weeks Berlin Open, where she will continue her comeback in the doubles. The American will play alongside Karolina Muchova, who is ranked 10th in the world in singles.Williams plans beyond the Berlin Open are unknown, and she still has time to decide on featuring at Wimbledon this year.The first wild cards for Wimbledon are due to be announced on Monday. However, Williams could theoretically wait and make her decision just before the start of qualifying on June 22.While compatriot Andy Roddick has tipped Williams for a singles comeback, the 44-year-old indicated that is not in her plans at the moment.Speaking before her opening win at Queens, Williams said: Right now, no. I feel like I probably need to train a little bit more if I want to play singles. Well see if I get there. And if not ... thats not my journey right now. Topics Serena Williams Add us as a preferred source on Google If you enjoy reading this article, you can help support our independent football journalism by adding 101 Great Goals as a preferred source You Should Also Read Serena Williams adds second tournament to schedule after partner for Queens comeback confirmed Nicholas McGee 5th June, 2026 BREAKING: Serena Williams confirms tennis return at age of 44 Nicholas McGee 1st June, 2026 Serena Williams criticises Jannik Sinners three-month doping ban I would have gotten 20 years Nicholas McGee 17th April, 2025 World Cup 2026 Prediction Game: Matchday 1 forecasts and your first step to winning �250K Jon Fisher 11th June, 2026 Mexico v South Africa: Line-ups, stats and previewas World Cup 2026 begins Tom Rostance 11th June, 2026 South Korea v Czechia: 2026 World Cup line-ups, stats and preview Tom Rostance 11th June, 2026
