Serena Williams' comeback continues with new doubles partner in Berlin
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Serena Williams' comeback continues this week in Berlin.
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Williams will be playing doubles with a new partner, Karolina Muchova, ranked No. 10 in the world, at the Berlin Open. They begin play against Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe on June 16 at Steffi Graf Stadium.
Williams played Routliffe last week, with then-partner Nicole Melichar-Martinez at the Queen's Club. If Williams and Muchova win two matches in Berlin, they could face American duo Coco Gauff and Jessica Pegula in the semifinals.
Serena Williams' first tournament cut short after Victoria Mboko injury
Williams made her return to professional tennis with a straight-sets doubles victory with partner Victoria Mboko on June 9, beating Melichar-Martinez and Routliffe, 7-6, 6-2, at the HSBC Championships.
Williams' first tournament back was cut short when Mboko was injured in singles play. On June 10, Mboko retired early from her Queen's Club match against Karolina Pliskova. The Canadian star was moving laterally across the court to get to a Pliskova forehand when she slipped.
Mboko immediately fell to the grass, clutching her left knee. The match ended with Pliskova winning the first set 6-2, and Mboko up 4-3 in the second set. Mboko later announced in Instagram an MCL tear injury her left knee. She will be out for the rest of the season.
Mboko also wrote: "Thank you @serenawilliams for giving me this incredible opportunity to play alongside you. I learnt so much from you and am so sorry our tournament came to an end prematurely, but I hope we can play together again soon and finish what we started."
"You're an incredible talent, and you'll be back out there in no time," Williams said on her Instagram story. "Wishing you a speedy recovery."
USA TODAY Sports reporter Megan L. Hall contributed to this report.
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