Two-time defending champion, Serena Williams, has withdrawn from the 2011 Australian Open, according to tournament director Craig Tiley. Williams is blaming her foot injury for the withdrawal. It is the 2nd consecutive Grand Slam tournament that Williams will miss, and the loss of 2000 ranking points will cost her her place in the top 10
World No. 1 Serena Williams of the USA has pulled out of yet another tournament, the China Open in Beijing while she continues to recover from surgery on her right foot. The injury will keep her from competing at the Pan Pacific Open and China Open tournaments over the next two weeks. At the beginning
Tournament organizers say top-ranked Serena Williams has pulled out of the Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo scheduled for Sept. 26-Oct. 2. Most of us are probably not surprised this time, since this is the fifth tournament Serena has missed since cutting her foot on some glass in an accident at a restaurant back in
Kim Clijsters of Belgium has officially withdrawn as of Friday from the upcoming French Open because of a foot injury suffered during Fed Cup play last month. Though she has resumed hitting, despite her efforts to recover in time for the major tournament, the injury hasn't fully healed and she has opted to skip the
Two of the top Russian tennis players in the world, Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina, plus the current No. 1 ranked player in the world, Serena Williams of the United States, have all withdrawn from the 2010 WTA Sony Ericsson Open running in Miami, Florida, USA on March 23 - Apr. 4 because of injuries.
No. 2 seed, Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, pulled out of the 2009 WTA Tour Internazionali Femminili di Palermo being played in Palermo, Italy July 13-19, 2009. Schnyder had breezed through the first two rounds, defeating Anastasia Pivovarova of Russia, 6-4, 6-0, and Nuria Llaqostera Vives of Spain 6-2, 6-2. That put her up against Anna-Lena
My # 1 cutie pie, Ana Ivanovic, of Serbia has pulled out of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China because of a thumb injury according to The Sports Network. Ana says she has inflammation in her right thumb, but she's hoping to play in the U.S. Open later this month. "I've been struggling with it,"
No, Russian cutie pie, Maria Sharapova, will not be doing this or any other activity at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing. According to her official website, Maria has pulled out of the Olympics because of a shoulder injury. Maria was playing in the 2008 WTA Rogers Cup in Montreal, Canada being held July 28-Aug. 3.
Cutie pie, Tatiana Golovin, will miss the French Open this year. The world No. 21 player will not take part in the tournament as she recently underwent surgery in order to remove a cyst from her abdomen, according to Techtainment. She is now recovering from that operation. Tatiana is from France. It has to be
Cutie pie, Daniela Hantuchova, has withdrawn from the French Open because of a stress fracture in her foot. The World No. 9 player announced the news on Thursday at her official website. In a statement reported at On The Baseline, Daniela said "A near heartbreaking day for me. After final consult with my team, I
