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Serena Williams Forced to Withdraw from Family Circle Cup
posted 04/11/09
1:26 pm
This is an injury Williams originally suffered at the Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.
Williams released a statement yesterday saying, "I am unable to compete this year at the Family Circle Cup as I need to give my leg injury time to heal. I will still be coming to Charleston next week to support the tournament, but hope to be back on its clay courts next year."
Williams will appear in various off-court events at the Family Circle Cup. More details will be announced in the near future.
The Family Circle Cup is scheduled to begin April11-19 at the Family Circle Tennis Center. The tournament plans to have a strong player field with four Top 10 players including World No. 3 and 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist Elena Dementieva, World No. 5 and 2004 Family Circle Cup Champion Venus Williams, World No. 6 and 2008 Family Circle Cup Finalist Vera Zvonareva, and World No. 10 and 2006 Family Circle Cup Champion Nadia Petrova.
For tickets or more info, call (843) 856-7900 or visit familycirclecup.com.
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