Serena Williams pulls out of French Open with hurt Achilles

PARIS (AP) — Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open because of an Achilles injury. The 23-time Grand Slam champion says she had a short warmup and decided she couldn’t continue. She had been scheduled to play Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round at Roland Garros. Williams says she thinks she needs a month or more of “sitting and doing nothing.” Williams says her Achilles didn’t have time to recover after she hurt herself during her semifinal loss at the