Why was Serena Williams forced to retire from her first-round match at Wimbledon 2021 tournament?

Why was Serena Williams forced to retire from her first-round match at Wimbledon 2021 tournament?

Serena Williams injured her ankle after slipping on the wet grass on Monday, June 28. Williams then had to retire from her first-round Wimbledon 2021 match._x000D_

Slipping Wimbledon Fact:

_x000D_Williams’s retirement came within an hour of Centre Court watching France’s 33-year-old Adrian Mannarino also falling on the same baseline and retiring from his match against Roger Federer.