Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Saboda ci gaba da farfadowa don raunin ƙafafunta, Serena ta janye daga Kofin Hopman
da kuma gasar Australian Open. A ranar 2 ga Maris, 2011, ta tabbatar da cewa ta sha wahala daga hematoma da embolism na huhu, wanda ya sa ta rasa duk lokacin kotun yumbu ciki har da French Open.