Serena Williams’ Wimbledon adventure is over – knee injury stops doubles with Venus

Serena Williams’ long-awaited Wimbledon comeback is over. The knee injury that forced her out of singles has now also put an end to doubles with her sister Venus.

The 44-year-old made his first appearance at SW19 in four years after coming out of retirement. The plan was to play doubles together with big sister Venus – one of the championship’s big draws. But Tuesday’s singles loss to Maya Joint was more expensive than anyone could have predicted.

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The sisters, who have won Wimbledon six times in doubles, were forced to retire after Serena injured her knee.

In an emotional statement on Instagram, Serena wrote:

She attached a picture of the syringes showing the fluid drained from her knee after the singles match – and chuckled at the grotesque sight.

Maximum time – but there was not enough time

The Williams sisters were given all the time they needed to prove they could play. But in the end, the knee did not agree.

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Serena thanked tournament director Jamie Baker and the entire Wimbledon event for giving her every opportunity to play:

What comes next for the greatest tennis player of all time? That remains to be seen. But one thing is for sure: Wimbledon is losing one of its biggest names – and we’re losing one of the most iconic pairs of brothers in the history of the sport.