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Venus Williams pulled out of the U.S. Open shortly before her second-round match Wednesday, saying she was diagnosed with Sjogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disease that causes fatigue and joint pain.
The 31-year-old American, the champion at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001, played her first match in two months Monday, when she beat Vesna Dolonts 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. Williams was supposed to face 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki on Wednesday.
Williams had cited a virus when withdrawing from hard-court tuneup tournaments between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6914019/2011-us-open-venus-williams-withdraws-illness
The 31-year-old American, the champion at Flushing Meadows in 2000 and 2001, played her first match in two months Monday, when she beat Vesna Dolonts 6-4, 6-3 in the first round. Williams was supposed to face 22nd-seeded Sabine Lisicki on Wednesday.
Williams had cited a virus when withdrawing from hard-court tuneup tournaments between Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Read more: http://espn.go.com/tennis/usopen11/story/_/id/6914019/2011-us-open-venus-williams-withdraws-illness
