Serena Williams withdraws from Wimbledon doubles due to a knee injury, ending her highly anticipated comeback. Read more about her emotional announcement.

Williams, 44, previously lost her first-round singles match on Tuesday to Maya Joint after a near four-year layoff from competitive tennis.

Serena said she injured her knee during her singles comeback match on Centre Court against Australia's Maya Joint.

The 44-year-old has pulled out of her doubles match with sister Venus Williams due to a knee injury suffered in her first-round defeat to Maya Joint in the singles

Serena Williams has withdrawn from her Wimbledon match

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Serena Williams' Wimbledon comeback is over after the American legend pulled out of the doubles due to a knee injury on Saturday.

The tennis champion was supposed to play in doubles competition with sister Venus Williams as her partner.

Serena Williams’ Wimbledon comeback is over after she withdrew from her doubles match due to a knee injury sustained in her singles return

Serena Williams withdrew from her Wimbledon doubles return with Venus due to a knee injury, halting their first Grand Slam reunion since 2022.

A brutal and premature end to the tennis legend’s highly-anticipated return to Wimbledon.

Williams said Saturday that her knee “just isn’t ready to compete” and a doubles reunion with Venus will have to wait.

Serena Williams withdraws from Wimbledon doubles due to a knee injury, ending her highly anticipated comeback. Read more about her emotional announcement.

Serena Williams has pulled out of her Wimbledon doubles campaign alongside sister Venus, after sustaining a knee injury during her opening-round singles defeat to Australia's Maya…