Key facts
- Victoria Mboko will miss Wimbledon due to a knee injury.
- The injury occurred during a match at the HSBC Championships.
- Mboko stated she injured the MCL on her left knee.
- She had recently partnered with Serena Williams in doubles.
Rising tennis star Victoria Mboko has been forced to withdraw from Wimbledon due to a knee injury sustained this week. The 19-year-old Canadian player slipped during a match against Karolina Pliskova at the HSBC Championships, retiring from the contest and subsequently pulling out of the doubles event.
Mboko announced on Instagram that the fall resulted in an injury to the MCL of her left knee, ruling her out of the rest of the grass season, including the prestigious Wimbledon tournament. She had been in the spotlight as the doubles partner of Serena Williams, with whom she had won their opening match on Tuesday.
Williams' return to professional tennis after the 2022 U.S. Open was marked by this partnership. Mboko described feeling "no stability" in her knee to a physiotherapist following the incident.