Serena Williams pulls out of Istanbul Cup
Sunday, July 18, 2010
ISTANBUL - Hürriyet Daily News
Serena Williams, the world’s No. 1 ranked women’s tennis player, has pulled
out of the Istanbul Cup due to injury, organizers announced Saturday.
Williams, 28, was injured last week and will require surgery, the WTA Tour
said on its website.
“I’m so upset I won’t be able to play in the upcoming events,” Williams
said in a statement. “Thank you for all of your support. I can’t wait to
get back on the courts.”
Reportedly, Williams cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant. Ayda
Uluç, chief of the Turkish Tennis Federation, or TTF, said in a statement
that she was very sorry about the unlucky incident. “We are in talks with
WTA officials to include another top player to replace Serena in Istanbul Cup,
” Uluç added.
Williams, who two weeks ago collected her 13th major tournament title with a
victory at Wimbledon, was set to play in the Istanbul Cup which opens July 26
at ENKA Arena.
She will also miss WTA Tour events on Aug. 9 and 16 in Cincinnati and
Montreal respectively. It is not clear how the injury will affect her
preparation for the U.S. Open, the season’s final major championship, which
is scheduled to begin Aug. 30 at Flushing Meadows, New York.
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Serena will miss Istanbul, Cincinnati and Montreal events.
by bahamaderek on Jul.17, 2010
Serena Williams will miss three tournaments ahead of the US Open after
cutting her foot on broken glass in a restaurant.
The 28-year-old Wimbledon champion underwent an operation after suffering the
injury and has been ruled out of the hardcourt events in Istanbul, Cincinnati
and Montreal.
The last of those events, the Rogers Cup in Montreal, begins on August 16
with the US Open commencing at Flushing Meadows a fortnight later.
“I’m so upset I won’t be able to play in the upcoming events because of
this foot surgery,” Williams said.
“Thank you for all of your support. I can’t wait to get back on the courts.”
Williams has not played on the WTA Tour since winning her 13th grand slam
title at Wimbledon, when she beat Vera Zvonareva in straight sets earlier
this month.