Tennis: Serena Williams forced to exit Eastbourne

Serena Williams’ doubles partner has reportedly suffered a knee injury and forced her to withdraw from her Eastbourne semi-finals on Thursday, June 23.

After the Thursday, June 23 incident, Williams has been awarded a wild card to the Wimbledon.

The 4o-year-old and Tunisian Jabeur qualified for the semi-finals with a narrow victory over Shuko Aoyama and Chan Hao-ching.

At the women’s singles of the All England Club, Serena will look to continue her pursuit of a record-equalling 24th grand slam title.

Speaking after Wednesday’s match, she said, “I feel good. As good as one can feel after having such a long time off.

“I was telling Ons, this was a really good match and the second set in particular.

“They played really well, but we were able to just play different circumstances.

“It was actually good match play and match practice, which is exactly what I needed and what I wanted to do coming here, so I couldn’t have asked for more.”

Williams has won the singles title seven times at Wimbledon, most recently in 2016.