Serena Williams insists her body is still willing after pulling out of French Open

Williams picked up injury during US Open semi-final
‘My body is doing really well. It’s just bad timing and bad luck’

When Serena Williams pulled out of the French Open moments before her second-round match against the accomplished Bulgarian veteran Tsvetana Pironkova on Wednesday, she was quick to insist she is still hunting down Margaret Court’s all-time record of 24 majors.

However, whether time, opponents and the achilles injury that first struck at the recent US Open will allow her to do so remains problematic as the American enters her 40th year – three years after winning her last major.