Second seed Serena Williams [Images] has withdrawn from the Los Angeles Classic with a knee injury, the tournament announced on its website on Tuesday.
"After hitting this morning, I knew that I wasn't going to be ready for this week," Williams said in a statement posted on www.eastwestbankclassic.com.
The world number five had been in doubt for the tournament since withdrawing from the semi-finals of the Stanford Classic with an injury to her left knee.
Serena's sister Wimbledon champion Venus, Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova and American Lindsay Davenport [Images] also have withdrawn from the tournament because of injuries.
"It's a huge disappointment," Serena said.
"I've been getting intensive therapy and doing everything in my power to get my knee in shape for this week, waiting until the last possible moment to see if I could play," she added.
© Copyright 2008 Reuters Limited. All rights reserved. Republication or redistribution of Reuters content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Reuters. Reuters shall not be liable for any errors or delays in the content, or for any actions taken in reliance thereon.
|
Advertisement
Email | 
Print | Get latest news on your desktop