Article 11 Selena Williams Overcomes calf injury
WIMBLEDON, England-
Writing and howling in pain because of a left calf spasm, Serena Williams got up of the grass Monday and helped by a timely rain delay -beat Daniela Hantuchova to stay on track for the third Wimbledon crown. "I've never dealt with such pain," said Williams who collapsed with Hantuchova serving at 5-5, 30-15 in the second set. Selena faces a quarterfinal test Wednesday against top-seeded Justine Henin, a match up that has the feel of a final. During the match Williams managed to hold the serve to force a second set tiebreak after a medical timeout. But unable to put weight on her injured leg, she hobbled around the court, barely moving the balls as her sister Venus and parents looked anxiously on. "I was definitely saved by the rain,"Williams said "I couldn't move. just everything stopped. This time Mother Nature intervened.
Writing and howling in pain because of a left calf spasm, Serena Williams got up of the grass Monday and helped by a timely rain delay -beat Daniela Hantuchova to stay on track for the third Wimbledon crown. "I've never dealt with such pain," said Williams who collapsed with Hantuchova serving at 5-5, 30-15 in the second set. Selena faces a quarterfinal test Wednesday against top-seeded Justine Henin, a match up that has the feel of a final. During the match Williams managed to hold the serve to force a second set tiebreak after a medical timeout. But unable to put weight on her injured leg, she hobbled around the court, barely moving the balls as her sister Venus and parents looked anxiously on. "I was definitely saved by the rain,"Williams said "I couldn't move. just everything stopped. This time Mother Nature intervened.
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