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. "An Achilles injury is a real injury you don't want to play with as it can get worse and I don't want to get to that," she said. "This is not a nagging injury, it's an acute injury. Williams also pulled out of the French Open in 2018 with an abdominal injury before a last-16 clash with Maria Sharapova. Pironkova will play Barbora Strycova or Barbora Krejcikova who are currently playing their second round tie.

Source: bd News24 September 30, 2020 11:26 UTC