Serena Williams has been forced to withdraw from Roland-Garros 2020 ahead of her second round, citing an Achilles injury. The 39-year-old American was scheduled to face Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in a last-64 clash on Wednesday.
Williams sustained the injury during her US Open semi-final defeat to Victoria Azarenka earlier this month.
The three-time Roland-Garros champion says the issue will require two weeks of rest followed by four to six weeks of rehabilitation.
Pironkova, who returned from a three-and-a-half-year absence at the US Open earlier this month and made a stunning run to the quarter-finals, now advances to the third round in Paris.
Williams sustained the injury during her US Open semi-final defeat to Victoria Azarenka earlier this month.
The three-time Roland-Garros champion says the issue will require two weeks of rest followed by four to six weeks of rehabilitation.
"I really wanted to give an effort here. (I'm) struggling to walk so that's a tell-tale sign that I should try to recover"
— Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) September 30, 2020
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Pironkova, who returned from a three-and-a-half-year absence at the US Open earlier this month and made a stunning run to the quarter-finals, now advances to the third round in Paris.
No.6 seed Serena Williams has withdrawn from ROLAND-GARROS ahead of her second-round match due to injury. ⬇️
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