Serena Williams Returns with Doubles Win at Queen’s Club alongside Victoria Mboko
Serena Williams marked her first professional match since the 2022 US Open with a straight-sets doubles victory at the Queen’s Club Championships. Partnering 19-year-old Victoria Mboko, the wildcard duo defeated third seeds Nicole Melichar-Martinez and Erin Routliffe 7-6(2), 6-2. They won 78% of their first-serve points, and Serena sealed the final game with two aces and a service winner as her family cheered from the stands. After the match, Serena said, “It was so fun playing with Victoria — it felt so natural.” In her post-match news conference, she playfully graded her own performance a C-minus on grass but called it “decent.” The pair will next face Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund in the quarter-finals. It’s a thrilling start to the grass-court season.
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