Serena Williams retires from match due to injury
Seven-time champion Serena Williams said she was "heartbroken" to have retired injured from her first-round Wimbledon match on Tuesday.
"I was heartbroken to have to withdraw today after injuring my right leg," she said in a statement posted on her Instagram account.
The 39-year-old was leading 3-1 in the first set against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus when she slipped and had to have her right leg examined.
She returned from receiving medical attention but called it quits at 3-3 and walked off Centre Court in tears.
Several other players also slipped and fell, including Canadian fifth seed Bianca Andreescu, who slumped to an opening 6-2, 6-1 defeat by France's Alize Cornet.
In the men's draw, world No. 1 Novak Djokovic also slipped a few times during his 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 win over South Africa's 102nd-ranked Kevin Anderson.
Nick Kyrgios also took a nasty fall during the fifth set of his match with Ugo Humbert, but won 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, 6-1, 9-7. - AFP
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