Wimbledon Ends in Tears for Injured Serena

Serena Williams of the United States reacts after sustaining an injury during her first round match against Belarus' Aliaksandra Sasnovich during The Championships-Wimbledon 2021 at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, UK, on June 29, 2021 Peter Nicholls/Reuters

LONDON—Tennis great Serena Williams limped out of Wimbledon in tears on Tuesday after her latest bid for a record-equaling 24th Grand Slam singles crown ended in injury.

The American sixth seed and seven-times Wimbledon winner was clearly in pain on a slippery Centre Court and sought treatment while 3–2 up in her first round match against unseeded Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich.