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Serena Williams Withdraws From French Open With Achilles Injury, Says She Is 'Struggling to Walk'

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Serena Williams' shot at making tennis history will have to wait. The star announced Wednesday morning that she is withdrawing from the French Open due to a lingering left Achilles tendon injury.

Williams made the call to withdraw ahead of her scheduled second-round match against Tsvetana Pironkova and is «struggling to walk» due to the severity of the injury, according to the Associated Press.«I really wanted to give an effort here.

It's my Achilles that didn't have enough time to properly heal after the (US) Open,» Williams said at a press conference. «I was able to get it somewhat better, but just looking long term in this tournament — will I be able to get through enough matches?

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