Serena Williams is eliminated in women’s doubles at the Berlin Open before her return to Wimbledon. Playing at Steffi Graf Stadium, Williams and her Czech partner Karolína Muchová lose to Giuliana Olmos of Mexico and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe. One report says the match ends 6-4, 6-2, while another reports a 6-4, 6-4 scoreline. Despite the Berlin loss, Williams receives a Wimbledon doubles wildcard to compete with her sister, Venus Williams, which is reported as being confirmed shortly after the Berlin match. The results mark Williams’ first defeat of her comeback period in doubles, according to one outlet. The two sources agree on the opponents and that Williams and Muchová are defeated at the Berlin Open ahead of Wimbledon, but they differ on the final second-set score.
Serena Williams eliminated in Berlin doubles as Wimbledon wildcard confirmed
Serena Williams is eliminated in women’s doubles at the Berlin Open before her return to Wimbledon. Playing at Steffi Graf Stadium, Williams and her Czech partner Karolína Muchová lose to Giuliana Olm...
- Serena Williams and Karolína Muchová lose in women’s doubles at the Berlin Open.
- Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe beat them.
- The match is played at Steffi Graf Stadium during the Berlin Open.
- Williams is reported to have Wimbledon doubles wildcard confirmation to play with Venus Williams shortly afterward.
- Sources agree on the outcome and opponents but differ on the second-set score.
Serena Williams and Czech doubles partner Karolina Muchova fell to Mexico's Giuliana Olmos and Erin Routliffe, of New Zealand, 6-4, 6-4.
8 hours agoSerena Williams lost for the first time in her stunning comeback when the American great and her Czech partner Karolína Muchová were beaten at the Berlin Open on Tuesday. Giuliana Olmos of Mexico and New Zealand's Erin Routliffe prevailed 6-4, 6-2 at Steffi Graf Stadium just hourse after Williams was confirmed to receive a wildcard for the Wimbledon doubles together with her sistar Venus.
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