Serena Williams’s first tournament since coming out of retirement has ended prematurely after her doubles partner, Victoria Mboko, was forced to withdraw from the Queen’s Club tournament after injuring her knee when slipping on the grass in her singles match.
Williams made a sensational return to competition at 44 after a four-year absence on Tuesday alongside Mboko as they defeated the third seeds, Nicole Melichar Martinez and Erin Routliffe, 7-6(2), 6-2. The pair were scheduled to face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund on Thursday afternoon.
