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LONDON (AP) \u2014 Serena Williams withdrew from her doubles match with sister Venus at Wimbledon on Saturday due to a right knee injury.<\/p>\n

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The 44-year-old Serena was injured during her singles return earlier in the week \u2014 in a three-set loss.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m heartbroken to have to withdraw from doubles. Coming back to compete again has been a gift, and the opportunity to play alongside @venuswilliams once more meant the world to me. I did everything I could but unfortunately my knee just isn\u2019t ready to compete,\u201d Serena said in an Instagram post.<\/p>\n

The post included images of four syringes that Serena said \u201cshows the fluid they drained from my knee after my singles match.\u201d An accompanying video showed her walking with strapping up and down her right leg and what appeared to be one of her daughters holding a cane for her.<\/p>\n

However, with the U.S. Open approaching, Serena indicated she could play again somewhere else soon.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAll I can say,\u201d Serena said, \u201cis stay tuned to a city near you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Williams sisters \u2014 Venus is 46 \u2014 were scheduled to play Camila Osorio and Solana Sierra. It was the only first-round doubles match that wasn\u2019t scheduled earlier in the week, having been pushed back to give Serena more time to recover.<\/p>\n

Serena was beaten 6-3, 6-7 (6), 6-3 by 20-year-old Maya Joint of Australia on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Venus played in the mixed doubles tournament on Friday together with Kevin Krawietz, losing in straight sets to Tereza Mihalikova and Lloyd Glasspool.<\/p>\n

The Williams sisters are six-time champions as partners in women\u2019s doubles at Wimbledon.<\/p>\n

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