Tennis-Wimbledon ends in tears for injured Serena


  • Tennis
  • Wednesday, 30 Jun 2021

Tennis - Wimbledon - All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, Britain - June 29, 2021 Serena Williams of the U.S. shakes hands with Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich as she retires from their first round match after sustaining an injury REUTERS/Peter Nicholls

LONDON (Reuters) -Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury.

The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3-2 up in her first round match against unseeded Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.

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