Serena to Miss Tennis having a Treatment ahead

Thursday, March 3rd, 2011 at 10:21 am , filed under Players, Serena Williams, Womens by Dan Jessel

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Serena Williams, the former world no.1 American tennis player is out of tennis due to pulmonary Embolism (blood clot in the lung) and has underwent emergency treatment, which was resulted an hematoma on Monday, 28th February, 2011 in Los Angeles.

Serena, worldno.11, has suffered an injury to her injured her right foot on July 7, 2010, in a freak accident at a restaurant in Germany, was undergoing a treatment since last July. The 29-year-old has been in New York consulting doctors for ongoing complications from her injured right foot, and the embolism was revealed upon her return to Los Angeles.

Dr. Shirin Shafazand, pulmonology specialist at University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, has said that, a pulmonary embolism is blood clot, which effect in the lungs and blocks one or more arteries, which can cause shortness of breath, chest pains and coughing up blood,. It can be life-threatening, if not treated quickly. In many cases, this condition is caused by blood clots that originate in the legs (deep vein thrombosis) and travel to the lungs.

Serena with back to back injury and health conditions, this time she will be out of court for a period of six-months, the 13-time Grand Slam singles winner, will be off the court and would be out of the French Open, which starts May 22, and jeopardize her defense of the championship at Wimbledon, which begins June 20.

Serena while speaking with various sources on Wednesday has said that, she wants to thank everyone the prayers, concerns, and support. This has been extremely hard, scary, and disappointing, and said that, she is doing better and working with the doctors to keep everything under control at her home.

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