Serena Williams planerad för comeback i dubbel vid HSBC Championships

Serena Williams var inställd på att göra sitt första framträdande på banan på nästan fyra år under dubbelturneringen vid HSBC Championships den 9 juni.

Den 44-åriga stjärnan var parad med Victoria Mboko för evenemanget på Queen’s Club i London. Deras match i första omgången var planerad mot de tredjeseedade Erin Routliffe och Nicole Melichar-Martinez. Turneringen, som pågår från 8 juni till 14 juni, markerade amerikanens debut på arenan efter att WTA återinförde damtävlingen i kalendern 2025. Williams spelade senast vid US Open 2022. Regn orsakade upprepade avbrott under de första två dagarna.Matcher med Iva Jovic, Emma Raducanu och Sorana Cirstea avbröts, medan Leylah Fernandez möte med Katie Boulter återupptogs den 9 juni och slutade med att Boulter vann med 3-6, 7-6(4), 7-5. HSBC Championships sändes på The Tennis Channel i USA och streamades på Fubo.

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Serena Williams marked her return to competitive tennis with a doubles victory on Tuesday at the Queen’s Club Championships in London. Partnering with Victoria Mboko, the 44-year-old defeated third seeds Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez 7-6(2), 6-2. The win came nearly four years after her retirement following the 2022 US Open.

Serena Williams will return to competitive tennis next week after announcing her comeback on Monday. The 44-year-old is scheduled to play doubles at the HSBC Championships, which begin June 8 at the Queen’s Club in London.

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Serena Williams returned to the court on Tuesday and partnered with Victoria Mboko to defeat the third-seeded pair of Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez in the first round of the HSBC Championships.

Rick Macci, who began coaching Serena Williams at age nine, has predicted she will accept a wildcard to play singles at Wimbledon this year. The 44-year-old is already entered in doubles alongside her sister Venus. Macci said he told others four months ago that her return was coming.

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Speculation continues around Serena Williams potentially entering the Wimbledon singles draw with one wildcard still available. Doubles specialist Kim Clijsters offered her assessment of the 44-year-old's prospects during a recent podcast appearance.

Former ATP player Greg Rusedski has questioned how far Serena Williams can go in her singles comeback at Wimbledon. The 44-year-old received a wildcard for the women's singles draw after announcing her return on Monday.

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Several prominent pairs have withdrawn from the women's doubles event at Wimbledon, leading to walkovers and alternates stepping in. Jasmine Paolini and Sara Errani pulled out due to injury concerns, while Anna Kalinskaya and Sorana Cirstea also exited.

 

 

 

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