By — Associated Press Associated Press Leave a comment 0comments Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/citing-injury-serena-williams-pulls-out-of-french-open Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Citing injury, Serena Williams pulls out of French Open Nation Jun 4, 2018 9:59 AM EDT PARIS — Serena Williams has called off her Grand Slam comeback, pulling out of the French Open because of a chest injury before she was supposed to play Maria Sharapova. Williams announced her withdrawal at a news conference at Roland Garros on Monday. “I unfortunately been having some issues with my pec muscle… right now I can’t actually serve so it’s actually hard to play when I can’t physically serve.”@serenawilliams #RG18 pic.twitter.com/QEGhy7Y6Si — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2018 Williams’ voice quivered as she said she can’t serve because of a problem with her tight pectoral muscle. She and Sharapova were scheduled to play a fourth-round match Monday. READ MORE: Equal pay for equal play. What the sport of tennis got right We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Associated Press Associated Press
PARIS — Serena Williams has called off her Grand Slam comeback, pulling out of the French Open because of a chest injury before she was supposed to play Maria Sharapova. Williams announced her withdrawal at a news conference at Roland Garros on Monday. “I unfortunately been having some issues with my pec muscle… right now I can’t actually serve so it’s actually hard to play when I can’t physically serve.”@serenawilliams #RG18 pic.twitter.com/QEGhy7Y6Si — Roland-Garros (@rolandgarros) June 4, 2018 Williams’ voice quivered as she said she can’t serve because of a problem with her tight pectoral muscle. She and Sharapova were scheduled to play a fourth-round match Monday. READ MORE: Equal pay for equal play. What the sport of tennis got right We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now