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| October 05, 2008 | Sunday | Shawwal 05, 1429 |
Serena pulls out of Kremlin Cup
MOSCOW, Oct 4: World No 1 Serena Williams has pulled out of the Kremlin Cup with a knee injury, tournament organisers said on Friday.
“My left ankle has been bothering me since the US Open and I need to take a break now to get it back to 100 percent,” the US Open champion was quoted as saying by the Moscow organisers.
“I have played a lot this year and my body needs to recover.
“My goal is to try and get the number one ranking back,” said the American, who will relinquish the No 1 spot to Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic when the new rankings are released on Monday.
Williams reached the final last year in Moscow, losing to Elena Dementieva.
Australian Open finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also withdrew because of an abdominal injury.
The women’s field is the strongest in the 19-year history of the $2.3 million tournament, which starts in Moscow on Monday, with eight of the world’s top 10 players taking part.
Only Williams and world No 6 Maria Sharapova, who is nursing shoulder injury, are absent.—Reuters
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