Serena Williams pulls out of Andalucía Tennis Experience

World Number One Serena Williams officially announced today that she has had
to pull out of the Andalucía Tennis Experience to be held in Marbella from
April 3rd to 11th. Williams has been absent from the circuit since the
Australian Open and was due to make her reappearance in the Andalucía
Tournament, but has now had to put off her comeback for at least another week
as the knee trouble that’s kept her out is still bothering her. After
missing the Miami Tournament last week, Williams had set her sights on making
her comeback in Marbella, but the persistence of her injury has finally
forced her to pull out of the tournament.

“It’s a real pity that we be seeing Serena. I know she’s made every effort
to be fit enough to make it, but in the end it just wasn’t possible. The
Tournament still has a very high level and even without Serena, we have a lot
of the most important names on the circuit coming to the Andalucía Tennis
Experience”, commented Tournament Director Conchita Martínez after hearing
the news that Serena had been forced to pull out.