Serena withdrew w/right groin injury and from summer hardcourt season
(Cincinnati, Stanford, San Diego, Los Angeles and New Haven) w/left thumb
sprain (suffered at Wimbledon)

Cincinnati, Withdrawals
#7 Serena Williams USA left thumb sprain
#11 Marion Bartoli FRA
#21 Vera Zvonareva RUS left wrist
#23 Katarina Srebotnik SLO
#39 Meghann Shaughnessy USA
#41 s4 Meilen Tu USA left wrist
#43 Maria Kirilenko RUS
#48 Milagros Sequera VEN
#54 Laura Granville USA
#63 s8 Severine Bremond FRA illness
#70 Vasilisa Bardina RUS
#84 Vania King USA
#87 Yaroslava Shvedova RUS
#104 Alberta Brianti ITA
#126 Shenay Perry USA


    (Jul 12, 2007) # 7 Serena Williams has withdrawn from the July 14-15 US
vs Russia Fed Cup semifinal, and from next week's Western & Southern
Financial Group Women's Open in Mason (Cincinnati), Ohio, due to a left hand
injury she incurred at Wimbledon. Serena sprained her left thumb during her
4th round victory over Daniela Hantuchova on July 4. # 41 Meilen Tu has
replaced Serena on the US Fed Cup roster.