American professional tennis player and former world No. 1 in women’s single tennis Serena Williams has been ruled out of the Wimbledon tennis championships after suffering an injury during the first round match.

Serena Williams retires with injury from her Round 1 match at #Wimbledon

Get well soon, Serena. 💔pic.twitter.com/Y9ex4N8L3P

— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 29, 2021

Serena Williams suffered an apparent ankle injury when the first set ended in a three-game tie.

It should be noted that this is the first time in 20 years that Serena Williams could not advance beyond the first round of the championship.

Also Read

Sania Mirza talks about her journey and being inspired by Serena Williams

Tennis Sensation and wife of Pakistani Cricketer Shoaib Malik, Sania Mirza has...