Serena Williams partner suffers Wimbledon injury | Sports News

Victoria Mboko has been ruled out of Wimbledon after sustaining a knee injury in a singles match with Karolina Pliskova at Queen’s, which additionally ended her doubles marketing campaign with the returning Serena Williams. There was a lot of buzz heading into grass court docket motion at Queen’s this week, after it was confirmed that teenage sensation Mboko would group with tennis legend Williams for Doubles motion.

It ended Mboko’s Queen’s marketing campaign and Williams’ return match. It has now been confirmed that Mboko will miss 2026’s third Grand Slam of the yr, Wimbledon, as she recovers from a knee injury. Mboko appeared clearly distressed after sustaining the injury, which successfully pressured her into the splits, and was overheard telling physios, “There is no stability right now.”

“You’re an incredible talent and you’ll be back out there in no time. Wishing you a speedy recovery,” Williams said to Mboko on social media. Attention has now turned toward Williams’ upcoming schedule, with grass tournaments scheduled before Wimbledon starts on June 29.

Williams has not ruled out a return to Wimbledon, where she claimed seven singles titles and six doubles crowns alongside her sister, Venus, and said after Tuesday’s victory: “They have been great about giving me that space and time to decide.”

Wimbledon’s wildcard committee is set to make its formal decisions next week, but organizers at SW19 are already well aware of the excitement sparked by Williams’ return to tennis.

Asked whether Williams would be granted a wildcard if she requested one, All England Lawn Tennis Club chief Sally Bolton said at a Wimbledon press conference on Thursday morning that the tournament is taking note of the excitement around the American taking to the SW19 courts again.

“I can’t answer that question, but I guess what I can say is we can all see how much excitement Serena being back on a tennis court and particularly on a grass court has created and so one can only imagine what that would be like at the championships,” Bolton stated.

“The wildcard committee will formally make their choices subsequent week and we’ll be speaking these, however she has definitely created a unbelievable buzz and that’s thrilling for the game.”

It is unclear if Williams plans to enter the Singles draw as a wildcard or if she is going to proceed to play Doubles. During her profession, Williams gained 23 Grand Slam Singles and 14 Grand Slam Doubles.

Wimbledon was a prolific searching ground for Williams, as she gained seven of her Singles titles and 6 of her Doubles titles on the iconic tennis venue.