I regretfully should withdraw from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia as a consequence of an Achilles pressure: Williams.© AFP
Serena Williams withdrew from the WTA clay-court event that begins Monday in Rome as a consequence of a left Achilles tendon damage sustained in her US Open semi-final defeat, the tour introduced Saturday. Williams, chasing her record-tying 24th Grand Slam single crown, lost to Victoria Azarenka in three units on Thursday on the Arthur Ashe Stadium hardcourt.
The previous world primary, a four-time Rome champion, joins 2019 US Open winner Bianca Andreescu and two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova in skipping the tuneup for the French Open, which begins on September 27.
“I regretfully should withdraw from the Internazionali BNL d’Italia as a consequence of an Achilles pressure,” Williams stated in a press release. “I am so humbled by the continual assist from my followers in Rome and I sit up for making my return quickly.”
Williams took a medical timeout in her New York loss to have the Achilles damage handled.
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“I simply was stretching,” she stated after the match. “I ran for a shot, and off that first step that I took, it was a protracted level. It wasn’t my ankle, it was really my Achilles. It simply overstretched. It was fairly intense. Then that was that.”
High-ranked Ashleigh Barty withdrew from Rome earlier within the week, the Australian star saying she would shut down her season as a consequence of coronavirus considerations and journey restrictions.
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