Serena Williams' Doubles Match with Sister Venus Suddenly Moved a Day as Her Ability to Play Remains Unclear
Serena Williams' Doubles Match with Sister Venus Suddenly Moved a Day as Her Ability to Play Remains Unclear
Anna Lazarus CaplanThu, July 2, 2026 at 3:14 PM UTC
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Venus and Serena WilliamsCredit: Maddie Meyer/Getty; Eddie Keogh - The FA/The FA via Getty -
Serena Williams and Venus Williams won't play doubles on Thursday
The sisters were originally scheduled to face Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra in the first round at Wimbledon
Serena, 44, tweaked her knee during her singles match loss to Australian Maya Joint on Tuesday
Serena and Venus Williams’ first-round doubles match did not make the official schedule at Wimbledon on Thursday, days after Serena suffered a knee injury in her return to competitive singles play.
The sisters — who have won six doubles titles at the All England Club — were originally scheduled to face Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra on Thursday, July 2.
It is not yet known why the match was not scheduled for play on Thursday. A representative for the All England Club did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment.
It is currently not known whether the Williams sisters will play on Friday. The tournament typically announces the next day’s schedule, called “a full Order of Play,” the night before the next day’s play.
Serena WilliamsCredit: HENRY NICHOLLS / AFP via Getty
Serena, 44, tweaked her knee at the end of the first set of her three-set loss, 6-3, 6-7(6), 6-3, to world No. 53 Maya Joint on Tuesday, June 30.
The 23-time Grand Slam singles champ pushed the match to three sets after winning a tie-breaker in the second set.
In a post on Instagram on Wednesday, July 1, the 13-time Wimbledon champion thanked her family and fans for the support — and revealed that she suffered the injury during the match.
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“I tweaked my knee late in the first set, but I’ll be doing everything I can to be ready for doubles with @venuswilliams,” Serena wrote.
Due to the injury, the mother of two was able to duck out of media availability after the match, her agent said.
“Serena tweaked her right knee at the end of the first set and was therefore excused from her media obligations by the Wimbledon and WTA medical teams,” Jill Smoller said, according to USA Today. “She left site that night unaided and is doing everything she can to be ready for her doubles match later this week.”
Amid her return to the sport, Williams has been vocal about her motivating factors — and one of them is her 8-year-old daughter.
(L-R) Adira, Alexis and Olympia Ohanian cheer on Serena Williams at WimbledonCredit: Ella Ling/Shutterstock
“My daughter, Olympia, told me I should play with Venus,” Williams told reporters at the Berlin Tennis Open on Tuesday, June 16. “She’s always right, so I was like, okay.”
Serena added, “She's very serious, she knows. She's very smart. She's very wise, I think, is a better word. So I said, 'Okay, Olympia, let's see if we can do it.' "
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