Everyone was looking forward to another clash in the lopsided rivalry between Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, but tennis fans were served a huge disappointment when Williams, a 19-2 leader in head-to-head stats against her Russian opponent, withdrew from the fourth-round blockbuster because of a pectoral injury she started feeling during her third-round match against Julia Goerges.
After Simona Halep’s dominant victory over Elise Mertens and Daria Kasatkina’s quick finish of the match against Caroline Wozniacki, we all prepared our favorite snacks for the highly-anticipated fourth-round encounter, but Williams said she was sadly forced to leave the tournament because the chest pain is making her unable to serve.