※ [本文轉錄自 Tennis 看板] 作者: erickin (瑞絲一定拿下影后) 看板: Tennis 標題: 大小威雙雙退出下週Family Circle Cup比賽 時間: Sat Apr 8 02:37:58 2006 兩人持續受傷患困擾 (大威是右手肘；小威是左膝) 兩人今年唯一參加的比賽就是澳網 大威首輪出局 小威倒在第三輪 祝福她們接下來能健康參賽... ST. PETERSBURG, Florida (Ticker) - Bothered with nagging injuries, Venus and Serena Williams have withdrawn from next week's Family Circle Cup. The Williams sisters announced their withdrawals on Friday. Venus, who lost her lone match this season in the first round of the Australian Open, was forced out of the $1.34 million Tier I event held in Charleston, South Carolina due to a right elbow sprain that she previously suffered. "I have really been looking forward to competing at the Family Circle Cup, and Charleston has become one of my favorite cities," Venus said. "I regret that I will not have the opportunity to compete there this year and look forward to returning to competition in the very near future." Serena remains sidelined due to a left knee injury that has prevented her from playing nearly all of 2006. A seven-time Grand Slam winner, Serena has just a 2-1 mark this season, reaching the third round of the Australian Open, the lone event she has competed in. "I am very disappointed to have to withdraw from the Family Circle Cup due to ongoing pain in my left knee," Serena said. "I know that the Family Circle Cup will host another incredible event this year and I look forward to playing in Charleston again next year." Even without both of the Williams sisters, the field for the Family Circle Cup will include four-time Grand Slam champion Justine Henin-Hardenne of Belgium, former U.S. Open title holder Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia and Switzerland's Patty Schnyder, the No. 9 player in the world. --

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