- Tuesday, June 29, 2021

Serena Williams retired during the first set of her first round match at Wimbledon against Aliaksandra Sasnovich with an apparent ankle injury on Tuesday afternoon. 

The seven-time winner of the event twisted her ankle on the grass playing surface early in the set as she led 3-1. She tried to play through the injury, but wasn’t able to continue and retired with the first set tied 3-3. 

It’s just the second time in Williams’ career that she retired from a major match. 



Williams’ retirement from the match was the second-straight retirement on Centre Court after Adrian Mannarino slipped and injured his knee in the match prior, allowing Roger Federer to move on. 



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