Overview
- Williams won her opening Queen's Club doubles match with Victoria Mboko in straight sets on Tuesday, marking her first competitive match since 2022.
- Mboko slipped during her Queen's singles match the following day and was diagnosed with a medial collateral ligament injury in her left knee that rules her out for the rest of the grass season, including Wimbledon.
- The pair withdrew from the Queen's doubles quarter‑final after Mboko's retirement, which ended Williams's brief run at the London tournament.
- Williams has been entered to play doubles at the Berlin Open with Karolina Muchova starting June 15, and Muchova said she is excited about the rare partnership.
- Williams returned to tournament eligibility by rejoining the anti‑doping testing pool and is using targeted doubles to rebuild match play and assess her body, with Wimbledon decisions to be made day‑by‑day.