Serena Williams lost 6-3, 7-5 to Elena Rybakina in the fourth round of the French Open on Sunday, just hours after Roger Federer withdrew from the tournament
Serena Williams of the U.S. reacts as she plays against Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina during their fourth-round match on Day 8 of the French Open in Paris on June 6, 2021.Serena Williams turns 40 in September. Roger Federer hits that milestone the month before. No one knows how many more French Open appearances each will make, and this year’s tournament ended for both on Sunday.
That defeat came hours after Federer withdrew, saying he needed to let his body recover ahead of Wimbledon after a long third-round victory that ended at nearly 1 a.m. on Sunday.Williams has won 23 Grand Slam titles and Federer has won 20.
Rybakina is a 21-year-old from Kazakhstan who is ranked 22nd. This was just the seventh Grand Slam appearance for Rybakina – and the first time she ever made it so much as past the second round. “I am so happy with my match today. It was amazing,” Rybakina said. “Of course I was nervous. I was not serving that well before. But I’m just happy that I just managed.”
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