Tennis star Serena Williams still recovering from blood clots

NEW YORK (AP) — Serena Williams still has blood clots in her lung but hopes to return to tennis this summer after recovering from a pulmonary embolism, which she called the “scariest moment in my life.”

The 13-time Grand Slam champion spoke on NBC’s “Today” show today from Los Angeles, saying she hasn’t left her house much since going to the hospital nearly three weeks ago.

“I had a lot of swelling in my leg, which really is a telltale sign of an embolism, and I could not breathe,” Williams said.

She said doctors couldn’t find anything in her leg and then ordered a CAT scan of her lungs.

“That’s when they found several blood clots,” Williams said. “They told me that they had to check me in immediately or else ... it wasn’t going to be a good result.”