Canadian tennis player Victoria Mboko has withdrawn from the upcoming Wimbledon Championships after suffering a left knee injury at the HSBC Championships in London. The 19-year-old from Burlington, Ontario, was forced to retire from her first-round match on June 10, ending her grass-court season, according to multiple reports.
How did the injury occur?
Mboko sustained the injury during her first grass-court singles match of the season against former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova. While trailing 6-2, 3-4, Mboko slipped at the back of the court after hitting a forehand, according to The Lethbridge Herald. She immediately grabbed her left knee and, after a medical timeout, was unable to continue the match. One report from Blogger noted that Mboko told the physiotherapist there was "no stability" in the joint before retiring.
What are the immediate consequences for her schedule?
The injury has officially forced Mboko out of the singles draw for Wimbledon. The withdrawal also prematurely ended her high-profile doubles partnership at the Queen's Club tournament with Serena Williams, who was making a return to competitive tennis. The pair had won their opening match and were scheduled to play in the quarterfinals against a team that included fellow Canadian Leylah Fernandez, as reported by The Canadian Press.
Karolina Pliskova expressed her sympathy after the match. "I wish her only the best, and of course, this is not the way how we want to win," Pliskova said, according to Blogger. "So hopefully she's going to be fine for Wimbledon." Unfortunately, the injury proved severe enough to prevent that possibility.
Sources
- The Lethbridge Herald: Canada's Mboko withdraws from Queen's Club singles match after fall. The Canadian Press, 2026-06-10.
- Blogger: Wimbledon Doubts Grow as Canadian Teen Mboko Exits Match in Tears After Knee Issue. 2026-06-01.
- Second Serve Aces: Victoria Mboko Out of Wimbledon with Knee Injury (6-2, 3-4). 2026-06-14.
- Mid day: Victoria Mboko to miss Wimbledon with knee injury. Sujay Shivalkar, 2026-06-12.
Reported from public sources.