Serena Williams’ comeback continues this week in Berlin.
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.
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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.
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams ended her retirement with a doubles win alongside Victoria Mboko at London’s Queen’s Club HSBC Championships.
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams ended her retirement with a doubles win alongside Victoria Mboko at London’s Queen’s Club HSBC Championships.
(Luke Walker, Getty Images for LTA)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States warms up with Victoria Mboko of Canada (out of frame) ahead of the Women’s Doubles first round match against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Luke Walker, Getty Images for LTA)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
US player Serena Williams returns while playing with Canada’s Victoria Mboko against US player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026.
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States and Victoria Mboko of Canada warm up ahead of the Women’s Doubles first round match against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States serves with Victoria Mboko of Canada against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Paul Harding, Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States serves with Victoria Mboko of Canada (out of frame) against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Luke Walker, Getty Images for LTA)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States looks on with Victoria Mboko of Canada against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Paul Harding, Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States plays a smash with Victoria Mboko of Canada (out of frame) against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Luke Walker, Getty Images for LTA)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States celebrates a point with Victoria Mboko of Canada (out of frame) against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Paul Harding, Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
US player Serena Williams (R) and Canada’s Victoria Mboko (L) celebrate while playing US player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026.
(ADRIAN DENNIS, AFP via Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
US player Serena Williams returns while playing with Canada’s Victoria Mboko against US player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026.
(ADRIAN DENNIS, AFP via Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
Serena Williams of the United States plays a forehand with Victoria Mboko of Canada (out of frame) against Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States and Erin Routliffe of New Zealand during the Women’s Doubles first round match on Day Two of the HSBC Championships at The Queen’s Club on June 9, 2026 in London, England.
(Paul Harding, Getty Images)
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Serena Williams ends retirement with doubles win in London with Mboko
US player Serena Williams serves while playing with Canada’s Victoria Mboko against US player Nicole Melichar-Martinez and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe during their round of 16, doubles match at the HSBC WTA tennis Championships at Queen’s Club in west London on June 9, 2026.
(ADRIAN DENNIS, AFP via Getty Images)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.
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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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