After enduring a devastating opening-round Wimbledon loss on Monday, Venus Williams spoke candidly about a frightening knee injury she sustained early in her loss to Elina Svitolina.
Competing in a historic 24th appearance on Centre Court, Williams, 43, seized early control over Svitolina, 28, only to fall behind after slipping at the net while attempting a backhand volley during the third game. Williams screamed in pain after tweaking her already bandaged right knee on the fall but managed to play through her injury after two medical timeouts and eventually fell 6–4, 6–3.
After leaving the court to a standing ovation, Williams, who led 2–0 through the first set prior to her injury, told reporters she was set for an evaluation after admitting it was still unclear what happened to her knee.
