Venus makes painful exit from Australian Open after rolling ankle

[ASFN Admin]

Venus Williams refused to give up after suffering an injury against Italian Sara Errani and fought through pain before bowing out of the Australian Open second round with a 6-1 6-0 defeat on Wednesday. The 40-year-old American, a seven-times Grand Slam winner and twice finalist at Melbourne Park, started the match with a taped left knee and twisted her right ankle trying to play an approach shot while trailing 1-5 in the opening set. Williams shrieked in pain before hobbling to her chair to receive medical attention and a retirement looked imminent by the American.

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