London: American legend tennis star Serena Williams’s walked off due to ankle injury Wimbledon tournament in first round of the match in tears on Tuesday. Serena Williams dreams of winning an eighth Wimbledon singles title and equaling Margaret Court’s Grand Slam singles record of 24 ended.

She was leading 3-1 in the first set of her first round match against Aliaksandra Sasnovich of Belarus when she slipped and had to have her left ankle examined.

Williams returned from receiving medical attention but called it a day at 3-3 and walked off Centre Court in tears. It is the first time that Williams has bowed out in the first round of Wimbledon. Williams was giving the Olympics a miss anyways giving her time to recover ahead of the US Open in September which she has won six times.