The 39-year-old American was scheduled to face Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova
Serena Williams has been forced to withdraw from Roland-Garros 2020 ahead of her second round, citing an Achilles injury.
No.6 seed Serena Williams has withdrawn from ROLAND-GARROS ahead of her second-round match due to injury. ⬇️
Posted by WTA on Wednesday, 30 September 2020
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.
"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
Get well soon, Serena!#RolandGarros pic.twitter.com/PekxZ4tSzj
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.
Редактор: Тони Господинов
