Serena Williams pulls out of World Team Tennis

by: AP July 20, 2015

The world No. 1 was meant to play for the Washington Kastles on Monday and
Tuesday. (AP Photo)

WASHINGTON (AP) -- With the Grand Slam in sight, Serena Williams is not going
to risk playing World Team Tennis.

Williams originally was slated to play for the Washington Kastles on Monday
and Tuesday.

But in a news release Monday, the Kastles announced that Williams would miss
those matches.

The No. 1-ranked Williams withdrew from the Swedish Open last week, citing an
injured right elbow.

The 33-year-old American won Wimbledon this month for her fourth consecutive
major title, including all three in 2015. If she wins the U.S. Open, which
begins Aug. 31, she will be the first tennis player with a calendar-year
Grand Slam since Steffi Graf in 1988.