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Victoria Mboko of Canada withdrew from her first-round match at the HSBC Championships on Wednesday after appearing to sustain an injury during the second set.
The Canadian Press reports that Mboko, seeded third at the Queen’s Club in West London, was trailing former world No 1 Karolina Pliskova of Czechia 6-2, 3-4, when she fell at the back of the court.
The 19-year-old from Burlington, Ont., took a medical timeout, but was unable to continue.
It was her first singles match this season.
The injury puts Mboko’s participation in doubt for the rest of the short grass season, including her doubles partnership at Queen’s Club with tennis legend Serena Williams.
The 44-year-old Williams made her return to competitive tennis after nearly four years on Tuesday when she teamed with Mboko for a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe and Nicole Melichar-Martinez of the United States.
