It’s unclear whether or not Serena Williams will compete within the ladies’s doubles at Wimbledon after sustaining a knee damage throughout her first singles match in practically 4 years.
Williams’ agent, Jill Smoller, launched an announcement Wednesday saying Williams “tweaked her proper knee on the finish of the primary set” throughout Tuesday’s first-round loss to Maya Joynt. Smoller added that was why Williams didn’t communicate to reporters after the match, saying the Wimbledon and WTA medical groups had cleared her.
“She left that evening with out help from anybody and is doing her greatest to arrange for her doubles match later this week,” Smoller mentioned.
Williams will play doubles along with her sister Venus, beginning within the first spherical towards Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra.
Serena Williams was not scheduled to follow on the All England Membership on Wednesday. Venus Williams plans to follow alone.
On Tuesday, Serena Williams, 44, fought again to take her first singles match for the reason that 2022 U.S. Open into a 3rd set, however in the end misplaced to the 20-year-old Joynt 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 in a 2-hour, 22-minute match.
There was no indication that the 23-time Grand Slam singles champion was injured throughout the match, however she didn’t attend the customary post-match press convention, as a substitute issuing an announcement.
“It is nice to be again at Wimbledon,” Williams mentioned. “I by no means anticipated to be right here. The environment was nice. It was nice to be out. It was positively enjoyable, nostalgic, and I loved the second greater than something.”
The Williams sisters are six-time doubles champions at Wimbledon, profitable their final title collectively in 2016.
Serena Williams introduced her return to Wimbledon earlier this month, incomes her a wild card to play there. She competed in two doubles tournaments previous to the Grand Slam, enjoying alongside Victoria Mboko and Karolina Muchova.
Williams has repeatedly said that she isn’t targeted on data or titles in her comeback, however as a substitute is motivated by the chance to play in entrance of her daughters and having fun with the game.
“I needn’t win,” Williams mentioned at Queen’s Membership final month. “It isn’t that necessary to me as a result of I’ve had extra wins than most individuals have in a lifetime. And it is necessary to maintain telling myself that, as a result of I’ve nothing to show. I’ve nothing to lose, and all the pieces right here is simply achieve.”
Data from ESPN’s Darcy Predominant, The Related Press and PA was used on this report.
