{"id":16298,"date":"2026-07-04T16:08:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:08:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16298"},"modified":"2026-07-04T16:08:01","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T16:08:01","slug":"serena-williams-shares-photos-of-injured-knee-after-wimbledon-withdrawal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/8657085.xyz\/?p=16298","title":{"rendered":"Serena Williams shares photos of injured knee after Wimbledon withdrawal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <div style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: 300px 160px; gap: 2px; width: 460px; background: #eee; padding: 2px;\">\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u6574\u884c\u5bbd\u5e7f\u544a -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876674\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"grid-column: 1\/-1; width: 460px; height: 90px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876676\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u5de6\u4fa7\u7ad6\u6392 -->\r\n  <div style=\"height: 250px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876672\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  <div style=\"height: 500px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876680\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n\r\n  <!-- \u53f3\u4fa7\u6469\u5929\u697c\uff08\u548c\u5de6\u4fa7\u5b8c\u5168\u5bf9\u9f50\uff09 -->\r\n  <div style=\"grid-row: 3\/5; height: 750px; background: #ccc; display: grid; place-items: center;\">\r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e2\" data-zoneid=\"5876678\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n  \r\n  <script async type=\"application\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/a.magsrv.com\/ad-provider.js\"><\/script> \r\n <ins class=\"eas6a97888e6\" data-zoneid=\"5876682\"><\/ins> \r\n <script>(AdProvider = window.AdProvider || []).push({\"serve\": {}});<\/script>\r\n<\/div><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"img-container shareable-item wp-caption\">\n<div class=\"img-wrap\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"646\" height=\"431\" src=\"https:\/\/metro.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2284068078.jpg?quality=90&amp;strip=all&amp;w=646\" class=\"article-image wp-image-29040979\" alt=\"Day Two: The Championships - Wimbledon 2026\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t<\/div><figcaption>Serena Williams is out of the Wimbledon doubles (Picture: getty)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Serena Williams has been forced to withdraw from her first-round Wimbledon doubles match with sister\u00a0Venus Williams\u00a0due to a knee injury.<\/p>\n<p>Williams\u00a0accepted a wildcard invitation from the All England Club\u00a0to play her first professional singles match since the 2022\u00a0US Open, as well as doubles with her sister.<\/p>\n<p>The 44-year-old, a seven-time champion at SW19, &#8216;tweaked&#8217; her right knee during her first-round singles defeat to Maya Joint on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The legendary American tennis player was given as much time as possible to recover from that issue, but has now confirmed she is not fit enough to play their first-round doubles match on Saturday evening.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement on Instagram, Williams said: &#8216;I\u2019m heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles. 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