Serena (knee) pulls out of Wimbledon doubles
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- Serena Williams withdrew from Wimbledon doubles alongside sister Venus due to a right knee injury, announcing via Instagram Saturday moments before her scheduled practice session.
- Serena posted photos of four syringes that drew fluid from her knee and a video of herself walking with a heavily bandaged right knee.
- Her agent Jill Smoller said Williams "tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set" during her Tuesday singles loss to Maya Joint (6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3).
- The Williams sisters are 14-time doubles champions with six Wimbledon titles; Samantha Murray Sharan and Lanlana Tararudee replaced them against Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra.
- The tournament pushed the sisters' opening-round match to Saturday as an accommodation after the injury, but Williams was not seen practicing all week.
- Venus Williams, 46, had already been eliminated from mixed doubles Friday (6-4, 6-4 with Kevin Krawietz) and received a wild card for August's Canadian Open.
- Williams left her future plans open, writing "stay tuned to a city near you" without specifying her next tournament.
Why it matters: The withdrawal ends the Williams sisters' 2025 Wimbledon — Venus was already out of mixed doubles Friday — cutting short their final scheduled doubles pairing at the All England Club. The knee injury was aggravated during Serena's Tuesday singles comeback, and her 'stay tuned to a city near you' post leaves her next stop open.
