(CNN)Serena Williams says she's sick and tired of playing at grand slams while injured.
The 22-time grand slam champion, lost her world No. 1 ranking to Angelique Kerber earlier this month when she was dumped out of the US Open at the semifinal stage.
Williams has struggled with
injury over the past year with shoulder and knee problems increasing her
frustration throughout the season.
And
the soon to be 35-year-old is refusing to put a date on a comeback,
instead focusing on making sure she's close to full fitness before
making a return.
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Tired
"I'm
tired of playing tournaments unhealthy and taking losses that I would
never lose," Williams told CNN at the unveiling of her French coach
Patrick Mouratoglou's new tennis academy near Nice.
"I
definitely want to make sure I'm healthy and playing at my best or at
least 80% healthy or 70% healthy -- that way I can be able to play at a
higher level."
The knee injury
appeared to play a significant part in Williams' defeat by Karolina
Pliskova in the last four at Flushing Meadows.
While
she refused to blame the injury for the loss, the result meant she
managed to land just one grand slam title compared to the three she won a
year earlier.
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