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Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open with an Achilles injury ahead of her scheduled second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova.
Williams, 39, was bidding to win a record-equaling 24th grand slam title at Roland Garros having reached the semifinals of the US Open earlier this month.
She said the injury that was sustained in New York hadn’t recovered sufficiently for her to compete in Paris.
“I was able to get it somewhat better but just looking long-term at this tournament – ‘will I be able to get through enough matches?’ – and so for me I don’t think I could and struggling to walk so that’s kind of a telltale sign that I should try to recover,” she told reporters Wednesday.
“Definitely in the second set (of the first-round match) I felt like I needed to walk with a limp and that was no good,” said Williams, who has won three titles in Paris.
“I had to focus on walking straight so I wasn’t limping. I tried – I always give 100% and everyone knows that – maybe even more than 100% if that’s possible.
“I take solace in that. I think Achilles is a real injury that you don’t want to play with because that is not good if it gets worse. I think it’s one of the worst.”
