Serena Williams went out of the Australian Open as back
injury stuck the five times champion against the rampant Ana Ivanovic on 19/01/2014. The Serb came back from a set down to win 4-6
6-3 6-3 - her first ever victory over Williams in five attempts.
There had been reports before the match that Williams had
a back problem, and so it proved. "I
almost pulled out. I'm such a competitor, I probably should have," said Serena Williams.
“I don't want to blame anything. I feel like Ana deserves
all the credit. I feel she played unbelievable today. I think she went for her
shots."
Williams revealed that she did not know the exact nature
of her injury but had been dealing with it for "a few days". She
added: "It's not anything that's life threatening or anything. I feel like
it will get better. I just need a couple days off.