Serena Williams Gets Twitter Support After Dropping Out Of Wimbledon Due To Illness, Posts Instagram PHOTO After Doubles Forfeit

Yesterday, tennis champ, Serena Williams made an emotional exit from Wimbledon after suffering from health issues. Wednesday, the 32-year-old posted an Instagram of her herself sleeping with a pink blanket over her.

The athlete released a statement  Tuesday regarding her condition:

"I am heartbroken I'm not able to continue in the tournament. I thought I could rally this morning, because I really wanted to compete. But this bug just got the best of me.''

"I want to thank my sister, Kristina, Stefanie and our teams for their support. We were looking forward to a great match. From the bottom of my heart, I thank all of the fans for their cheers and understanding. I look forward to returning to Wimbledon next year.''

Her sister Venus Williams also stated, "Unfortunately, Serena has been feeling unwell for the past few days and she just couldn't play to her potential today. I'm really proud of her trying because we just love playing doubles together.''

Twitter fans sent out well wishes to the tennis star after her doubles exit:

@MushyJJ  wrote, "I hope #SerenaWilliams is doing okay. Being sick is not fun."

@ThomHaye tweeted, "Dang, Serena Williams was really sick on that Tennis court today. Hard to watch. Hope she recovers."

@ryanfagan  tweeted, "Just watched clips of Serena Williams at Wimbledon today. Yikes. Really hope she's OK."