Serena Williams withdrew from the French Open with an Achilles tendon injury on Wednesday shortly before she was supposed to face Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round.
The 39-year-old American, a three-time former champion at Roland Garros, was striving to claim a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title.Serena Williams leaves her media conference after announcing her withdrawal from the French Open.Williams was hurt during her semi-final loss to Victoria Azarenka in the US Open and said ahead of her Roland Garros campaign that she was not at 100 per cent physically but had recovered sufficiently to play.
"I love playing tennis. I love competing. It's my job and I'm pretty good at it still ... I'm so close to some things and I feel like I'm almost there ... that's what keeps me going."Reuters
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