Victoria Mboko Issues Emotional Apology to Serena Williams After Painful Queen’s Incident

Victoria Mboko had started the grass-court season on a positive note. She formed a doubles pair alongside her childhood idol Serena Williams and also played a key role in their 7-6, 6-2 victory in the first round of the HSBC Championships. However, the Canadian would then pick up an injury on her left knee during her singles clash against Karolina Pliskova. As a result, she had to withdraw from the tournament and the grass swing as a whole. Feeling that she has let down Serena on her long return to tennis, Mboko has now issued an apology to the American.

“Thank you @serenawilliams for giving me this incredible opportunity to play alongside you,” she wrote on an Instagram post. “I learnt so much from you and am so sorry our tournament came to an end prematurely, but I hope we can play together again soon and finish what we started.”

Sharing an update about her condition, Mboko revealed that she has suffered a Medial Collateral Ligament (MCL) tear. It is known to be one of most common knee injuries. While a moderate tear can take 4-6 weeks to fully heal, a severe tear can take up to 12 weeks.

“I wanted to provide a quick update given everything that has happened in the past 36 hours. Unfortunately, my fall on Wednesday caused an injury to the MCL on my left knee, which sadly means I will miss the remainder of the grass season. This unfortunately means Wimbledon too, a tournament I had been so looking forward to playing this year,” the post read.

Mboko had suffered a nasty fall at the Andy Murray arena when she was trailing Pliskova 2-6, 4-3. She twisted her knee while attempting to return a forehand and was barely able to move after the fall. The 19-year-old eventually limped off the court in tears, handing the victory to Pliskova.

She would soon go on to withdraw from the tournament. This meant that her and Serena’s second-round doubles clash against Leylah Fernandez and Laura Siegemund wouldn’t go ahead. Mboko’s withdrawal would bring an abrupt end to Serena’s first-ever campaign at the Queen’s Club.

With Mboko having already announced her withdrawal from the grass swing, she has likely suffered a moderate ligament tear. The youngster is currently ranked No. 9 and can move out of the top 10 following the conclusion of Wimbledon.

This is a developing story…

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