Serena, Sharapova out of China Open
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October 1, 2011, Saturday
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SERENA Williams and Maria Sharapova have withdrawn from the China Open women's event that starts today.
The men's competition in Beijing also suffered a major setback earlier this week when world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia pulled out with a back injury.
World No. 2 Sharapova twisted her ankle against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the Pan-Pacific Open quarterfinals on Thursday and was forced to quit the Tokyo tournament.
"The good news is the MRI scan showed no big damage to my ankle. I will do my best to recover in time for Istanbul (the WTA season-ending championship starting on October 25)," the Russian said on her website.
Former world No. 1 Williams has pulled out of the Beijing event for the second year in a row.
The tournament website said the American was due to arrive in the Chinese capital yesterday but failed to show up.
Her absence means neither of the crowd-pulling Williams sisters will be in attendance after Venus said last month that she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue.
There will now be added pressure on world No. 5 Li Na to do well at the China Open which takes place during the October National Day holidays.
The Chinese won this year's French Open, becoming the first player from an Asian nation to claim a grand slam singles title, but her form has since nose-dived and she was knocked out in the first round of the US Open.
The men's competition in Beijing also suffered a major setback earlier this week when world No. 1 Novak Djokovic of Serbia pulled out with a back injury.
World No. 2 Sharapova twisted her ankle against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova of the Czech Republic in the Pan-Pacific Open quarterfinals on Thursday and was forced to quit the Tokyo tournament.
"The good news is the MRI scan showed no big damage to my ankle. I will do my best to recover in time for Istanbul (the WTA season-ending championship starting on October 25)," the Russian said on her website.
Former world No. 1 Williams has pulled out of the Beijing event for the second year in a row.
The tournament website said the American was due to arrive in the Chinese capital yesterday but failed to show up.
Her absence means neither of the crowd-pulling Williams sisters will be in attendance after Venus said last month that she had been diagnosed with an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue.
There will now be added pressure on world No. 5 Li Na to do well at the China Open which takes place during the October National Day holidays.
The Chinese won this year's French Open, becoming the first player from an Asian nation to claim a grand slam singles title, but her form has since nose-dived and she was knocked out in the first round of the US Open.
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