Serena Williams Loses at French Open; Federer Withdraws
Serena Williams reacts as she plays against Elena Rybakina during the Roland Garros 2021 French Open tennis tournament in Paris on June 6.
Photographer: Christophe Archambault/AFP/Getty Images
Paris (AP) -- Serena Williams turns 40 in September. Roger Federer hits that milestone the month before. No one knows how many more French Open appearances each will make, and this year's tournament ended for both on Sunday.
Williams fell way behind and could not put together a comeback against a much younger and less-experienced opponent in the fourth round at Roland Garros, losing 6-3, 7-5 to Elena Rybakina — who wasn't even born when the American made her tournament debut in 1998.