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Serena Williams pulled out of the China Open with a left knee injury Friday, raising doubts about whether she'll be fit enough to defend her title at the WTA Finals in Singapore later this month.
Playing in obvious pain at times and with strapping on her knee, the top-ranked Williams beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 in the third round Thursday night and then skipped her postmatch news conference because of swelling in the knee.
She had been due to play Australian Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals Friday.
"It throbs just sitting, standing," she said. "I felt it mostly serving because I'm landing on my left knee. That was really killer for me."
Read more http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/11632034/serena-williams-withdraws-china-open-knee-injury
Playing in obvious pain at times and with strapping on her knee, the top-ranked Williams beat Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 1-6, 6-2 in the third round Thursday night and then skipped her postmatch news conference because of swelling in the knee.
She had been due to play Australian Samantha Stosur in the quarterfinals Friday.
"It throbs just sitting, standing," she said. "I felt it mostly serving because I'm landing on my left knee. That was really killer for me."
Read more http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/11632034/serena-williams-withdraws-china-open-knee-injury
