{"id":253126,"date":"2026-06-03T02:15:09","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/253126\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T02:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T02:15:09","slug":"victoria-mboko-makes-heartfelt-serena-williams-admission-while-queens-club-doubles-partnership-grabs-attention-international-sports-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/253126\/","title":{"rendered":"Victoria Mboko makes heartfelt Serena Williams admission while Queen\u2019s Club doubles partnership grabs attention | International Sports News"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"VictoriaVictoria Mboko makes heartfelt Serena Williams admission while Queen\u2019s Club doubles partnership grabs attention (Image via Getty) Serena Williams\u2019 return to professional tennis has already created excitement across the sport, but few people seem happier than Victoria Mboko. The 19-year-old Canadian player recently spoke about the chance to play alongside the 23-time Grand Slam champion at the upcoming Queen\u2019s Club tournament in London. Williams officially confirmed her return on June 1 through a social media video after months of speculation. The tennis icon is set to compete in doubles at Queen\u2019s Club next week. While Williams has not publicly named her partner, The Athletic reported that tournament director Laura Robson said Victoria Mboko will join her on court.Speaking during the French Open last week, Mboko could not hide her excitement when asked about the possibility of teaming up with one of the greatest players in tennis history.\u201cI really look up to her. The fact she even knows me is very exciting,\u201d Mboko told reporters.The possible partnership brings together one of tennis\u2019 most successful champions and one of its brightest young talents. With Queen\u2019s Club taking place just before Wimbledon, many fans are eager to see how the pair perform on grass courts.<\/p>\n

Victoria Mboko opens up about Serena Williams partnership as tennis legend prepares Queen\u2019s Club return<\/p>\n

Victoria Mboko has quickly become one of the most talked-about young players in tennis. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, she now represents Canada and lives in Burlington, Ontario.The 19-year-old has enjoyed a strong rise in the sport. She has built a 151-60 singles record during her career and has won two singles titles. Earlier this year, she also reached the championship match at the Australian Open, further showing why many believe she has a bright future ahead.Although most of her success has come in singles, Mboko said she has remained in contact with Serena Williams while discussions about the former world No. 1\u2019s comeback continued. The young Canadian has less experience in doubles, carrying a 22-23 doubles record, but the opportunity to share a court with Williams is something she clearly values.Williams, meanwhile, is preparing for her first professional event since stepping away from the tour. Her return became official after she re-entered the sport\u2019s drug-testing program late last year and later confirmed her comeback through social media.In a statement released on Monday, Williams explained why Queen\u2019s Club felt like the right place to return.\u201cQueen\u2019s Club feels like the perfect place to begin this next chapter.\u201dShe added, \u201cGrass has given me some of the most meaningful moments of my career, and I\u2019m excited to be back competing on one of the sport\u2019s most iconic stages.\u201dThe event comes just ahead of Wimbledon, where Williams won seven singles titles during her legendary career. The opening round of the Queen\u2019s Club doubles competition is scheduled to take place from June 8 to June 10, giving fans their first chance to see whether Williams and Mboko will officially share the court together.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Victoria Mboko makes heartfelt Serena Williams admission while Queen\u2019s Club doubles partnership grabs attention (Image via Getty) Serena…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253127,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[37],"tags":[98739,9,24,63,98738,98737,122,124,123,98741,98735,98736,98740],"class_list":["post-253126","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-queens","tag-canadian-tennis-player","tag-new-york","tag-new-york-city","tag-nyc","tag-professional-tennis-comeback","tag-queens-club-tournament","tag-queens","tag-queens-headlines","tag-queens-news","tag-serena-williams-doubles","tag-serena-williams-return","tag-victoria-mboko-serbia-tennis","tag-wimbledon-2023"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253126","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=253126"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/253126\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/253127"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=253126"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=253126"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=253126"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}