By Chris Oddo | Saturday March 23, 2019
8-time Miami Open champion Serena Williams has pulled out of the Miami Open with an injury.
Photo Source: Lindsey Godwin/Miami Open
Serena Williams is out of the Miami Open.
The eight-time champion was forced to hand a walkover to China’s Wang Qiang due to a left knee injury.
The American appeared to be in good form on Friday when she took out Sweden’s Rebecca Peterson in three sets, but the tournament announced the news of Williams’ injury in the late afternoon.
The news means that Williams title drought continues. The 37-year-old has still not won a title since she returned from maternity leave last spring. She has played ten events and reached the final of two majors, compiling a post-motherhood record of 24-8.
Williams has pulled out of two tournaments in the last two seasons—once at Roland Garros, where she was to face Maria Sharapova in the round of 16, and now here in Miami.