Ridiculous injury left Venus Williams out of the Australian Open
The American stumbled after the duel.
World tennis veteran and former world number one Venus Williams will not be able to take advantage of a special invitation from the organizer of the Australian Open.
The 42-year-old American will miss the Australian Open due to an unexpected injury out of the blue.
According to her representatives, the athlete after the match at the WTA 250 tournament in Auckland (New Zealand) stumbled at the entrance to the locker room and received a sprain.
Instead of the four-time Olympic champion and five-time winner of Wimbledon, Australian Kimberley Birrell received a special invitation to the tournament.