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Six-time champion Serena Williams has pulled out of next week’s US Open. She shared with her fans that she took the decision to allow her body to heal. With this Serena became the latest high-profile player to leave the game.
In her social media account, the 39-year-old American said she needed time to allow her body to heal completely from a torn hamstring.
A hamstring tear injury is a rip in the hamstring muscles. It happens when the hamstrings are overstretched or overloaded. A hamstring injury typically causes a sudden, sharp pain in the back of the thigh.
Williams joins defending men’s champion Dominic Thiem, plus Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal, in pulling out of this year’s final Grand Slam. The tournament, at Flushing Meadows in New York, is slated on 30 August.
Williams wrote on her Instagram account, “After careful consideration and following the advice of my doctors and medical team, I have decided to withdraw from the US Open to allow my body to heal completely from a torn hamstring. New York is one of the most exciting cities in the world and one of my favourite places to play – I’ll miss seeing the fans but will be cheering on from afar. Thank you for your continued love and support. I’ll see you soon.”
Williams suffered the injury to her hamstring during her first-round exit at Wimbledon in June, when the seven-time champion was forced to retire against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.
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She pulled out of last week’s Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati in order to focus on her rehabilitation. The US Open presented Williams with another chance at a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title – after she claimed her 23rd major at the Australian Open in 2017 she has been unable to get over the line with four unsuccessful final appearances since.
Williams lifted her first major trophy at Flushing Meadows in 1999, defeating Swiss player Martina Hingis to become the first African American woman since Althea Gibson in 1958 – and the first in the Open Era – to win a Grand Slam honour.
