March 17, 2011 | By Long Island Tennis Magazine Staff
AP reports that Serena Williams is “at the end of (her) rope” after several physical setbacks that have kept her off the court since July. “It’s just been a tough year,” the 29-year-old said at her Bel Air home in an interview published in Wednesday’s edition of USA Today.
Serena cut her foot on broken glass at a restaurant, resulting in a pair of surgeries, after celebrating her 2010 Wimbledon victory. Recently, Serena suffered a pulmonary embolism and was hospitalized to remove a grapefruit-sized hemotoma from her stomach. Over the past year, she has slipped to the number 11 spot in the WTA rankings.
“What’s going to make me happy is going on the court and holding up trophies, singles and doubles,” said Serena. “I definitely have not been happy. Especially when I had that second surgery (on my foot), I was definitely depressed. I cried all the time. I was miserable to be around.”
