Serena Williams Injury: Updates on Tennis Star’s Knee and Return

By
at Internationaled.org

Published: March 21, 2015

commentComment        

Serena Williams withdrew from a semifinal of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells with an apparent knee injury.

Continue for updates.

Williams Withdraws with Knee InjuryFriday, March 20According to Sports Illustrated, Williams was ruled out for her BNP Paribas Open semifinal clash with Simona Halep due to a knee injury. Halep will now advance to the final without any resistance.

The injury ends Williams' first trip back to Indian Wells, California, after a 14-year hiatus. She won the tournament back in 2001, but in the final, she and her family were loudly jeered by the crowd. Williams' father, Richard, also alleged that some in the crowd made racial taunts, per Joel Drucker of ESPN.com.

On Friday, Williams posted about her return to Indian Wells and forced withdrawal on Instagram:



ESPN.com provided comments from Williams, who indicated she injured her knee in practice, "A couple days ago at practice I really injured my knee," Williams said. "Today I was struggling just to even walk."

It was an unfortunate turn of events for the American star after she made her long-awaited return to the competition. It was evident from the emotion Williams showed in her second-round victory over Monica Niculescu that this tournament meant a lot to her. 

At this point, it's still too early to say when Williams might be able to make her return to the court. The big thing is that she be able to get some tournaments under her belt ahead of the French Open. The clay courts at Roland Garros have always seemed to befuddle her over the years, so it's important she get enough preparation.

With the tournament scheduled for late May, that should be more than enough time for Williams to get healthy before beginning the road to Paris.

Read more Tennis news on BleacherReport.com

...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

Latest News


Comments

Comments are closed.

Sponsors

Bruins Tickets The Boston Bruins are a professional ice hockey team based in Boston, Massachusetts. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Red Wings Tickets The Detroit Red Wings are a professional ice hockey team based in Detroit, Michigan. They are members of the Central Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League.

Penguins Tickets The Pittsburgh Penguins are a professional ice hockey team based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New York Rangers Tickets play their home games at Madison Square Garden, they are one of the oldest teams in the NHL, having joined in 1926 as an expansion franchise, and are part of the group of teams referred to as the Original Six.

San Jose Sharks Tickets The San Jose Sharks are a professional ice hockey team based in San Jose, California, United States.

Toronto Maple Leafs Tickets The Toronto Maple Leafs are a professional ice hockey team based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

New Jersey Devils Tickets The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League.

Washington Capitals Tickets The Washington Capitals are a professional ice hockey team based in Washington, D.C.

Buffalo Sabres Tickets The Buffalo Sabres are a professional ice hockey team based in Buffalo, New York. They are members of the Northeast Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League. Get the Sabres and all of your NHL Tickets here.

NASCAR season is on of the most attended sports in the world. NASCAR Tickets to the best tracks is a must every year. Some of these tracks are: Talladega Tickets, Lowes Motor Speedway Tickets, Pocono Raceway Tickets, located in Ridgeway Virginia you have Martinsville Speedway Tickets and southern US you have two of the most popular Atlanta Motor Speedway Tickets and Texas Motor Speedway Tickets. Don't miss all the racing events this year!

Boston Red Sox Tickets The Boston Red Sox are a member of the Major League Baseball’s American League Eastern Division. Since 1912, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park. This is one of the hottest MLB Tickets sales of any team in the major league.

New York Yankees Tickets The New York Yankees are a professional baseball team based in the borough of the Bronx, in New York City, New York and are a member of Major League Baseball's American League East Division. Get tickets to one of the hottest games of the season Yankees Red Sox Tickets.

Chicago Cubs Tickets The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago, Illinois. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League.

Phillies Tickets The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team based in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.

Orioles Tickets The Baltimore Orioles are a professional baseball team based in Baltimore, Maryland.

Do you love wrestling? Get your WWE Tickets and WWE Survivor Series Tickets today!