Wimbledon 2022: Valiant Serena Williams crashes out in 1st spherical after 3-hour battle towards Harmony Tan

Serena Williams made her manner out of the middle court docket with a smile on her face regardless of shedding on her Wimbledon comeback to World No. 115 Harmony Tan of France. The 23-time Grand Slam champion and a 7-time winner at The Championships knew she had given it her all in a valiant battle that lasted a staggering 3 hours and 10 minutes on Tuesday, June 28.

It was not the best comeback for Serena Williams, who needed to retire throughout her first-round match at Wimbledon final 12 months on account of an damage. She went down combating towards Harmony Tan 5-7, 6-1, 6-7 (7) however she introduced pleasure to the hundreds of thousands of her followers who had tuned in to observe her in whites once more.

It’s at all times a pleasure, @serenawilliams #Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/ALkCMy1sFD

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022

The 40-year-old saved combating regardless of slowly however steadily operating out of gas. After shedding the opening set, Serena bounced again and decimated Harmony in model within the second set. She saved a match level within the decider and compelled a tie-breaker. She was up 4-0 within the tie-breaker solely to lose steam ultimately.

Nonetheless, it was an excellent night time for Harmony Tan, who was making her Wimbledon debut. It was solely the 4th grass-court event in her profession as she introduced down Serena, who was that includes in her twenty first Wimbledon.

“After seeing the draw, I was very, very scared. I was just hoping to win one or two games (against Serena),” Harmony Tan stated, taking within the applause from the middle court docket that lauded her braveness and grit.

“She’s beaten a legend.”

After three hours, 10 minutes, Harmony Tan beats Serena Williams in a primary spherical epic#Wimbledon | #CentreCourt100 pic.twitter.com/IQst8AzXxv

— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) June 28, 2022

Serena, who had performed after that heartbreaking exit finally 12 months’s Wimbledon, returned to aggressive motion when she paired up with Ons Jabeur for girls’s doubles at Eastbourne International. There was loads of expectations from the American legend after she confirmed glimpses of her classic self within the WTA 500 event earlier this month.

However, Serena’s wait to equal Margaret Court’s document of 24 Grand Slam extends as she went down in 3 units in one of the crucial dramatic ladies’s singles encounters at The Championships.