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The Williams' sisters' return to competitory tennis arsenic a duo is complete earlier it started.
In their first Grand Slam doubles title together successful astir 4 years, Serena, 44, and Venus were forced to retreat from nan Wimbledon doubles aft nan younger Serena's knee injury.
Serena was injured during her singles return earlier successful nan week — successful a three-set loss.
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Serena Williams and Venus Williams of nan United States during their Women's Doubles lucifer connected Arthur Ashe Stadium against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of nan Czech Republic during nan US Open Tennis Championship 2022 astatine nan USTA National Tennis Centre connected Sept. 1, 2022 successful Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
"I’m heartbroken to person to retreat from doubles. Coming backmost to compete again has been a gift, and nan opportunity to play alongside @venuswilliams erstwhile much meant nan world to me. I did everything I could but unluckily my knee conscionable isn’t fresh to compete," Serena said successful an Instagram post.
The station included images of 4 syringes that Serena said "shows nan fluid they drained from my knee aft my singles match." An accompanying video showed her stepping pinch strapping up and down her correct limb and what appeared to beryllium 1 of her daughters holding a cane for her.
However, pinch nan U.S. Open approaching, Serena indicated she could play again location other soon.
"All I tin say," Serena said, "is enactment tuned to a metropolis adjacent you."
Serena Williams, left, meets her sister Venus Williams aft their lucifer during nan 3rd information of nan U.S. Open tennis tournament, successful Flushing, N.Y., Aug. 31, 2018.
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The Williams sisters — Venus is 46 — were scheduled to play Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra. It was nan only first-round doubles lucifer that wasn't scheduled earlier successful nan week, having been pushed backmost to springiness Serena much clip to recover.
Serena was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia connected Tuesday successful her awesome return.
The Williams sisters are six-time champions arsenic partners successful women's doubles astatine Wimbledon. It was nan first clip they teamed up astatine Wimbledon since winning it successful 2016. It was besides nan first clip they had teamed up since nan 2022 U.S. Open, which they mislaid successful nan first round.
Serena Williams and Venus Williams of nan United States during their Women's Doubles lucifer connected Arthur Ashe Stadium against Lucie Hradecka and Linda Noskova of nan Czech Republic during nan US Open Tennis Championship 2022 astatine nan USTA National Tennis Centre connected Sept. 1, 2022 successful Flushing, Queens, New York City. (Tim Clayton/Corbis via Getty Images)
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Together, they person 14 expansive slam titles, arsenic good arsenic three Olympic golden medals, arsenic a squad and ne'er mislaid a final.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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