I got killed by the grass – Venus Williams suffers nasty fall in Wimbledon loss

INJURY BLOW: Venus Williams took a fall in her first-round defeat to Elina Svitolina at Wimbledon. Pic: Zac Goodwin/PA

Venus Williams said she was “killed by the grass” after suffering a nasty fall as her emotional Wimbledon return ended in Centre Court defeat to Elina Svitolina.

The 43-year-old, whose first outing at SW19 came in 1997, was absent from the singles draw last year but was handed a wild card into this year’s tournament.