Wimbledon, England (AHN) - Serena Williams caught an enormous break on Monday as rain has temporarily delayed her match with Daniela Hantuchova after Williams had suffered from what she hopes is just calf cramps for the last three games.
Williams currently trails Hantuchova in a second-set tiebreaker, 4-2. She is trying to wrap up the match after taking the first set on Saturday, 6-2, before rain washed out the rest of the weekend.
Williams first started to suffer pain in her legs after Hantuchova hit a forehand winner to make it 5-5 and take a 30-15 lead in the game. She tried to shake off the injury, but then fell to the ground after tapping her left calf with her racket.
She stayed on the ground for seven minutes.
She eventually got up and promptly lost the last two points and conceded the game to fall behind 6-5 to Hantuchova in the second set.
She went to the sideline between games and received more treatment.
Williams then took to her serve, mostly just using her arms, and continued to be very limited in her mobility. She still reached 108 mph with the serve, demonstrating her incredible upper body strength.
Williams continued to stumble in pain in between points.
Through her considerable discomfort, she still managed to hold serve, smashing home an ace at 110 mph to even the match at 6-6.
Hantuchova won the first four points of the tiebreak, but Williams captured the next two points before the rain came pouring down.
An official announcement from centre court stated that officials only anticipated a 20-minute rain delay, and expect the women to finish the match.
There's been no word as to the extent of Williams' injury. It could be just cramps, but there's a chance she tore something.

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