Williams' Wimbledon preparations suffer blow with Berlin doubles defeat

Serena Williams suffered an opening-round defeat at the Berlin Open as she and doubles partner Karolina Muchova were beaten in straight sets on Tuesday.

Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, made a sensational return to the court at Queen's last week having been absent since 2022 but was limited to just one match in London after her playing partner Victoria Mboko suffered an injury after their first-round victory.

The 6-4 6-4 defeat to Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe came just hours after Williams had been handed a wildcard to enter the women's doubles at Wimbledon alongside her sister Venus.

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