American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women’s single tennis Serena Williams has been ruled out of the Wimbledon tennis championships after suffering an injury during the first round match.
Serena Williams retires with injury from her Round 1 match at #Wimbledon
Get well soon, Serena. 💔pic.twitter.com/Y9ex4N8L3P
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 29, 2021
Serena Williams suffered an apparent ankle injury when the first set ended in a three-game tie.
It should be noted that this is the first time in 20 years that Serena Williams could not advance beyond the first round of the championship.
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