WIMBLEDON.- The American Serena Williams suffered a sprained knee on Tuesday during the first round of Wimbledonaccording to a statement from his representative released on Wednesday by the British press, which raises doubts about whether he will compete in the doubles tournament with his sister. Venus.
The former world number one, who at 44 years old was playing her first singles match in almost four years, was defeated by the Australian Maya Joint (53rd in the ranking) by 6-3, 6-7 (6/8) and 6-3.
At the end of the meeting, Williams did not appear before the media.
The tournament organizers indicated that he was “not in a position” to fulfill his press commitments.
“Serena sprained her knee at the end of the first set and, for that reason, was excused from her media obligations,” he explained. Jill Smollerrepresentative of the American, in a statement cited by the British newspaper The Times, which added that the injury would be to the right knee.
“She was able to leave the facility Tuesday night without assistance and is doing everything she can to be ready to play doubles later this week,” her representative added.
In a written statement distributed to the media by the tournament organization, in lieu of the usual post-match press conference, the winner of 23 World Cup titles grand slam He said he thought it was “fantastic to be back at Wimbledon.”
“I didn’t expect it. The atmosphere was fantastic, as was my departure from the track. I enjoyed it very much; I had missed it and I enjoyed this moment more than ever,” he added.
Serena and her sister Venus, 46, received an invitation to play in the Wimbledon doubles tournament, which begins on Thursday.
End of the road for Buse
The dream of the Peruvian tennis player Ignacio Buse to star in a remarkable journey in the London tournament of Wimbledon He broke in the second round, after losing this Wednesday to the American Jenson Brooksby by 6-2, 6-2 and 6-3.
Buse, 22, had achieved his first victory in a tournament on Monday. grand slamwhile making history for his country, being the first Peruvian to win in the opening round of Wimbledon since Jaime Yzaga in 1994.
But the young Peruvian, 34th in the ranking ATPcould do nothing against Brooksby, 81st in the world ranking, who won in 1 hour and 35 minutes.
The Peruvian arrived at Wimbledon after having achieved at the end of May, in Hamburg (Germany), on clay, his first ATP title.
The 25-year-old American Brooksby, with his victory against Buse, equals his best participation in Wimbledon, after reaching the third round in 2022.
