Williams Injures Ankle in Win at Brisbane Serena Williams injured her left ankle at the Brisbane International, and it could be a major setback for her Australian Open preparations. Williams, in her first trip Down Under since winning the 2010 Australian Open title, is playing a tournament for the first time since losing last year's U.S. Open final. Andy Murray of Britain plays a shot in his match against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan during the Brisbane International tennis tournament in Brisbane, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2012. (AP Photo/Tertius Pickard) Close She was serving for the match with a 6-2, 5-3 lead against Serbia's Bojana Jovanovski on Wednesday when she twisted the ankle, falling to the court on the baseline. She needed treatment and had the ankle re-taped before losing the next point to surrender a service break. Williams limped through the next game, wincing in pain at times, before securing a 6-2, 6-4 win to advance to quarterfinals.