Serena Williams to skip all events prior to Wimbledon

Serena Williams reached the 4th round of Roland Garros losing to Elena Rybakina and she will take a break before heading to London to play at Wimbledon.

Serena Williams had a solid showing at Roland Garros that came to an end against ELeba Rybakina. It was a disappointing loss for Serena at what many believe might have been her last Roland Garros. Asked about it she said:

"Was it the last match I played in Paris? It's not something I'm thinking about, of all the things I have in mind this one definitely isn't. I've played some good games here in Paris. happy to be able to win a few matches on this surface, I feel much better now than when I came here because before this tournament I was trying to win a match."

For Serena Williams the path ahead is clear. She will take some time off and head home before returning to Europe at the end of the month to play at Wimbledon. She explained her plans saying:

"I hate living with regrets, though. Now I'm happy to go on grass-court, it's a surface where I have historically done well. In the past I did well on clay too, this year it just wasn't like that. However, I don't think I'm playing a prep tournament at Wimbledon."

She concluded by saying:

"I'll take a few days, go home and then get ready for London. I need to quarantine, so I'll have to move pretty fast."