Article 5KP9N Murray worried by ‘slippy’ Wimbledon surface after Serena Williams injury

Murray worried by ‘slippy’ Wimbledon surface after Serena Williams injury

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Sean Ingle at Wimbledon
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  • Retirements in back-to-back matches raise concerns
  • It's extremely slippy out there,' says Murray

Andy Murray has joined a chorus of players raising concerns about Wimbledon's Centre Court surface being too slippery after Serena Williams was forced to retire during her first-round match.

Williams, a 23-time grand slam champion, appeared to twist her ankle in the fifth game of her match against the Belarusian world No 100, Aliaksandra Sasnovich, and was forced to withdraw a game later after her body buckled as she tried to return a serve.

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