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You are here: Home / tournament coverage / Serena Williams Loses in First Round of Wimbledon, Her First Match in a Year

Serena Williams Loses in First Round of Wimbledon, Her First Match in a Year

June 28, 2022 by Tennis Panorama News

Serena Williams

(June 28, 2022) Serena Williams is out of Wimbledon, losing to No. 115 in the world Harmony Tan of France 7-5, 1-6, 7-6 (10-7) in a match that lasted over three hours. The 23-time major winner Williams last played a match a year ago when she was forced to retire in the first round Wimbledon with a right foot injury.

“It’s definitely better than last year,” Williams said. “That’s a start.”

Asked if this was the last match, the 40-year-old said: ““That’s a question I can’t answer. I don’t know…who knows? Who knows where I’ll pop up?”

“Like I said coming into this, I’m just planning for right now, seeing how I feel, just to go from there.”

LONDON, ENGLAND – JUNE 28: Harmony Tan of France celebrates after winning match point against Serena Williams of The United States during their Women’s Singles First Round Match on day two of The Championships Wimbledon 2022 at All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club on June 28, 2022 in London, England. (Photo by Justin Setterfield/Getty Images)

As for the 24-year-old Tan, it’s the biggest win of her career, playing in her first Wimbledon and against Williams, whom she called “a legend.”

“For my first Wimbledon, it’s: Wow. Just wow,” said Tan.

“When I saw the draw, I was really scared,” Tan said to media, “because it’s Serena Williams. She’s a legend. I was like, ‘Oh, my God, how can I play?’”

Williams was two points away from the win, serving at 5-4 in the third set but could not close it out.

“It was definitely a very long battle and fight,” Williams said of the three-hour and 11-minute match. “It’s definitely better than last year, that’s a start.

“I think physically I did pretty good. … I feel like in just those key points, winning some of those points, is always something mentally that you have to have, that you kind of need. I did pretty good on maybe one or two of ’em, but obviously not enough.

“Today I gave all I could do, you know, today. Maybe tomorrow I could have gave more. Maybe a week ago I could have gave more. But today was what I could do. At some point you have to be able to be okay with that. And that’s all I can do.”

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