LONDON (AP) \u2014 Rising star Victoria Mboko will miss Wimbledon because of a knee injury sustained during a match this week at Queen\u2019s Club, where the Canadian teenager was in the spotlight as the doubles partner of Serena Williams.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old Mboko, who is ranked No. 9, slipped and appeared to strain her knee during a match against Karolina Pliskova at the HSBC Championships. She retired from the match and later pulled out of the doubles event.<\/p>\n
The 19-year-old Mboko slipped and appeared to strain her knee during a match against Karolina Pliskova at the HSBC Championships. She retired from the match and later pulled out of the doubles event.<\/p>\n
\u201cUnfortunately, my fall on Wednesday caused an injury to the MCL on my left knee, which sadly means I will miss the remainder of the grass season. This unfortunately means Wimbledon too, a tournament I had been so looking forward to playing this year,\u201d she wrote on Instagram.<\/p>\n
Williams and Mboko had won their opening doubles match<\/a> Tuesday \u2014 in the 44-year-old Williams\u2019 first professional match since the 2022 U.S. Open<\/a>.<\/p>\n While trying to return a shot in the second set against Pliskova, Mboko slipped behind the baseline and immediately grabbed her left knee. She told a physiotherapist there was \u201cno stability” in it.<\/p>\n ___<\/p>\n