The withdrawal of American Serena Williams from Roland Garros

The organizers of the French Open tennis tournament, held this year at a new date due to the repercussions of the "Covid-19" virus, announced the withdrawal of veteran American star Serena Williams due to injury, which will postpone her dream of winning her twenty-fourth title in the Grand Slam tournaments.

The 39-year-old was supposed to face the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round today, Wednesday, but it seems that the injury she suffers in her Achilles tendon and also forced her not to participate in the Rome tournament, prevented her from continuing the journey in the French championship and trying to win her first title in the Grand Salam since the Australian Open in early 2017.

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