Serena Williams’ search for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title will extend into another year after an Achilles tendon injury forced her to withdraw from the French Open on Wednesday. The American, who turned 39 this week, had been due to play Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round later but after a warm-up decided the injury was too severe. Serena Williams, a three-time former champion at Roland Garros, said she may not play again this year.
“I warmed up and it was a very short warmup and then I spoke to my coach and said ‘what do you think?’ she said. “I was struggling to walk so that`s a tell-tale sign that I should try to recover.”
Williams had suffered the problem during her semi-final loss to Victoria Azarenka in the U.S. Open and said ahead of her Roland Garros campaign that she was not at 100 percent physically but had recovered…
