[轉錄]Lindsay and Serena withdraw from next week' …
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作者: Stuward (Arta) 看板: Tennis
標題: Lindsay and Serena withdraw from next week's event
時間: Sat Aug 6 09:20:19 2005
Carson, CA (Sports Network) - Two of the world's top players,
Lindsay Davenport and Serena Williams, were forced to withdraw from next
week's JPMorgan Chase Open due to injuries.
Davenport, who is ranked No. 1, pulled out due to a lower back strain. She
originally suffered the injury during her final loss to Venus Williams at
Wimbledon. Davenport was forced to retire last week during second-round
action at the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford.
Davenport won the JPMorgan Chase Open last year as the top seed.
"I am very disappointed that I have to withdraw from the JPMorgan Chase Open
and will be unable to defend my title," said Davenport. "I feel this is my
hometown tournament and one in which I have always looked forward to playing.
My back is just not ready yet for competition. I look forward to returning
next year and trying to regain my title."
Williams, who is ranked seventh in the world, won the event in Los Angeles in
1999 and 2000 and lost to Davenport in straight sets in the final last year.
She continues to be hampered by a left ankle injury.
"We are certainly disappointed to lose players of the stature of our
defending champion Lindsay Davenport and our other local favorite,
Serena Williams, but we understand the need for each of them to focus on
recovering from their recent injuries," tournament director Bill Peterson
said in a statement.
The top seeds for next week's $585,000 tier II event are Maria Sharapova,
Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Nadia Petrova, Vera Zvonareva,
Kim Clijsters, Mary Pierce and Elena Likhovtseva.
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