Serena Williams has withdrawn from the French Open
PARIS -- Serena Williams, a record trophy-winning Grand Slam tennis player, announced that she is withdrawing from Roland Garros.
Source: B92, PT
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The American withdrew from the match against Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round of Roland Garros due to a problem with an Achilles injury.
After the first round, Serena said at the press conference that it was difficult to move and two days later she decided to withdraw from the tournament.
Williams eliminated Kristie Abn in the first round in two sets (7: 6, 6: 0), but she was not the most prepared and due to an Achilles injury, we will not watch her at the US Open.
Pironkova thus passes to the third round without a fight and will play against Strýcová or Krejčíková there.
Yeah it’s an Achilles injury. The truth be know, it’s more the result of years of drug taking to maintain her peak performance and this is going to get worse as she gets older. I've heard she spends more time in hospital than at home when not on the circuit.
Once a player gets into their 30s and does not take drugs, they retire as the stress on the body is just too much. But it seems that Serena and Roger are the exceptions or maybe more like the testing authority is not doing their job, democratically of course.
(sj, 1 October 2020 01:18)