Serena Williams and her sister Venus are slated for Saturday's doubles action at Wimbledon, but Serena's participation hinges on her recovery from a knee injury. The 44-year-old tennis icon sustained the injury during her singles match earlier in the week, which had cast doubt on her planned doubles appearance with Venus. The pair have won the women's doubles title together six times.
Tournament officials have left the Williams sisters' doubles match against Solana Sierra and Camila Osorio as 'to be arranged' on Saturday's schedule. This suggests Wimbledon is allowing Serena as much time as possible to assess her condition, with the match likely to be placed on either Centre Court or No. 1 Court depending on the conclusion of other matches.
Serena Williams, who returned to Wimbledon for the first time in four years, lost her first-round singles match to Maya Joint. She did not attend her post-match press conference, with the knee injury later cited as the reason.
Meanwhile, Venus Williams, 46, is reportedly facing a fine from the All England Club for refusing to conduct media duties following her mixed doubles defeat on Friday. First-week fines are expected to be released over the weekend. Her mixed doubles partner was Kevin Krawietz.