Serena Williams lost to Sloane Stephens at the Australian Open in the early hours of yesterday morning. Injury was thought to have had a lot do with the loss and judging by the picture she tweeted earlier today, that certainly looks the case.
After the loss, Williams said she was:
almost relieved that it's over because there's only so much I felt I could do.
And added:
I've had a tough two weeks between the ankle, which is like this big every day, and my back, which started hurting.