Serena Williams' historic comeback has come to a premature end. On Saturday, the tennis phenom announced that she has withdrawn from Wimbledon’s doubles tournament.
The 44-year-old athlete was set to play alongside her superstar sisterVenus Williamson July 4th. But during her first-round singles match at Wimbledon against Maya Joint, Serena suffered a devastating knee injury.
Per ESPN, her agent, Jill Smoller, issued a statement last Wednesday, sharing that the player has “tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set.” Smoller added, “She left that night unaided and is doing everything she can to be ready for her doubles match later this week.”
Serena also spoke out about the injury, writing on Instagram, “It felt so good to be back on the grass at @wimbledon. I’m incredibly thankful for the wild card, and even more grateful my daughters got to see that it’s never too late to chase something you love. I tweaked my knee late in the first set, but I’ll be doing everything I can to be ready for doubles with @venuswilliams.”
As of Friday, sources close to Serena believed she would play in the doubles match with Venus on Saturday. But early on the 4th, she posted a gut-wrenching Instagram statement, “I’m heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles. Coming back to compete again has been a gift, and the opportunity to play alongside @venuswilliams once more meant the world to me. I did everything I could to be ready, but unfortunately my knee just isn’t ready to compete.”
And based on her post, Serena certainly tried everything. The series of snapshorts includes pics of four syringes filled with yellow fluid that Williams explains is “the fluid they drained from my knee after my singles match…yikes!” She also included a photo of her knee covered in kinesiology tape and one with a physical therapist or athletic trainer.
View this post on InstagramAlong with the photos, Williams posted a video of herself (and one of her daughters) hobbling down a hallway, her entire right leg covered in bandages. The tennis star also added a few special thank-yous. “I’m especially grateful to tournament director Jamie Baker and the entire tournament team for giving me the opportunity to play here. Thank you to the fans for your incredible support and for making this comeback so meaningful.”
If you’re wondering whether this is the first and last comeback tournament for Williams, she revealed in a cryptic message, “All I can say is stay tuned to a city near you.”
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