(Provided by Tennis World USA)
Venus Williams has expressed her frustration after her loss to Elina Svitolina in the first round of Wimbledon. The legendary American player immediately got the break, but an unfortunate slip caused her knee to suffer severe pain.The problem didn’t improve as the minutes went by and, only an immense willpower pushed Williams to continue until the end.In the press conference, the US said: “I’m not sure what happened.
I’ll have to check. I felt pain and it was difficult to concentrate on the game. The grass is always slippery. It was just bad luck. I started perfectly, then I got killed by weed.I felt in great shape, but that’s the sport. Now I have to figure out what my next plans are.
I’m a bit in shock right now. I just can’t believe this happened. It’s bizarre. I do not know. I still have to elaborate. I’ve had so many injuries, so it’s not easy to process what happened.
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This is not what I want for myself.
I didn’t do anything wrong, I just tried to hit the ball. Emotionally it’s really hard. I never thought about retiring before the end: I tried to fight and looked for another way to win.”Finally, Venus Williams…
