Serena's doubles campaign ends due to partner Jabeur's injury
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 [June 23, 2022]
Serena Williams' doubles
campaign at Eastbourne International has ended due to an injury to
her partner Ons Jabeur, organisers said on Thursday.
Tunisian Jabeur, ranked third in the world in singles, has injured
her right knee, Britain's Lawn Tennis Association (LTA) said in a
social media post.
Williams and Jabeur won their first two matches in the tournament
and were scheduled to play in the semi-finals against Aleksandra
Krunic of Serbia and Poland's Magda Linette.
The WTA 500 tournament was the first competitive event for Williams
-- though she picked only doubles -- since the 23-times major
champion limped out of her first-round match at last year's
Wimbledon in tears due to a leg injury.
The 40-year-old, who has won seven Wimbledon singles titles, has
taken a singles wildcard for the grasscourt major -- the main draw
of which starts on Monday.
(Reporting by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Ken Ferris)
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Serena Williams of the U.S. and Tunisia's Ons Jabeur after winning
their doubles quarter final match against Japan's Shuko Aoyama and
Taiwan's Hao-Ching Chan Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Boyers
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