Serena Williams was injured in her left leg and retired from Tuesday's first round match at Wimbledon against Aliaksandra Snovich.Williams was leading 3-1 in the first set. Williams fell and had to be taken to the injury timeout at game's end to get treatment. Williams returned to court but her movement was limited.Williams was serving in the fifth match at Centre Court, when Williams lost her footing close to the baseline while hitting forehand. She sighed, and she stepped awkwardly between the points, clearly in pain.She lost that game and took a medical break before she tried to play again. Williams broke down and covered her mouth between points. The crowd offered support and encouragement. The crowd tried to offer support and encouragement, but eventually the American 39-year-old dropped to her knees.Match ended at 3:0 in the first set.Williams, seven-time Wimbledon singles champion gave an emotional wave and held her heart in her hands as she battled back tears.Sasnovich stated, "Ofcourse I'm so sorry for Serena; her great champion." "It happens sometimes with tennis, but I wish her all the best and all the best for her recovery."Williams has only retired from a match at majors for the second time in her long career. In 1998, Williams was playing in the third round of the All England Club.Williams was seeking her 24th major title. This would have made her equal with Margaret Court. Williams won her last Grand Slam at Australia Open 2017 and has reached four finals since then, including at Wimbledon 2018 and 2019. She reached the semifinals of the Australian Open earlier in the year, as well as the fourth round of the French Open last month.Her departure opens up a wide-open draw for women even more. It was Simona Halep, the defending champion, and Naomi Osaka, four-time major champions withdrew before tournament began.Coco Gauff said, "Yeah it was difficult to watch." "Actually, I turned away. I was actually doing some stretching in the gym. Because stuff like this makes me really emotional, I decided to turn around."I wish Serena all the best. I hope she has a quick recovery. You could see that she was very emotional. No one wants to be retired, especially after two years of waiting to return to Wimbledon. All I can do for her is to wish her well and hope that she will be back in time for the hard courts season.Williams was the second Centre Court player to fall and sustain an injury on Tuesday. Adrian Mannarino was also injured in a fall while playing against Roger Federer. He was forced to quit. The roof was closed because of rain.Federer stated after the match, "I do feel that it feels a little more slippery under the roof." It's possible that it is a gut feeling. It is important to be careful out there. You can fall if you push too hard at the wrong times. You can do it!"This is clearly terrible, it's back to back matches and it hits Serena also. It's unbelievable.Novak Djokovic, the top-seeded male tennis player, fell twice in Monday's first round victory in the main stadium.This report used information from The Associated Press.
