Report: Serena Williams hospitalized with pulmonary embolism
Hours after she dazzled the red carpet at the Vanity Fair Oscars party, Serena Williams was in a Los Angeles hospital receiving emergency treatment for a blood clot in her lungs.
According to People magazine, Serena suffered a pulmonary embolism last week and was seeing doctors at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for the problem. It was discovered after she returned from New York for doctor’s appointments relating to her foot issues.
“Monday Serena Williams underwent emergency treatment at Cedars [Medical Center] for a hematoma she suffered as a result of treatment for a more critical situation,” a representative for Williams, Nicole Chabot, told the magazine.
Chabot said doctors are continuing to monitor the situation.
Earlier in the week, Serena said she had been targeting the French Open as her return to tennis. Whether or not this health scare changes her plans is unknown. For now, Serena has more important issues to deal with than the timetable of her return to the court. Getting her health in order is priority one. Tennis, for now, can wait.
