Venus and Serena Williams have pulled out of next week's WTA event in Charleston

:rolleyes: surprise surprise

LONDON (Reuters) - Venus and Serena Williams have pulled out of next week's WTA event in Charleston citing fitness problems.

Venus's withdrawal follows a right elbow sprain while Serena has not yet fully recovered from the left knee injury that has sidelined her for much of 2006, the WTA Tour said in a statement on Friday.

"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," said 25-year-old Venus, who has slipped to number 11 in the world rankings.

The Wimbledon champion has played only one match this year, a shock first-round defeat by Bulgaria's Tszvetana Pironkova in the Australian Open.

Sister Serena, 24, has fallen to a lowly 88 in the rankings and like Venus has only played one tournament this year, the Australian Open where she reached the third round.

"I am very disappointed to have to withdraw...due to ongoing pain in my left knee," the American said.
 

Bones08

Professional
Get well soon ladies, and If you're not ready to come back and win, then take time until you are fully fit. Can't wait to see you guys at the French Open.
 

jjames

Banned
venus has points to defend from last year. if she doesn't start playing soon, she'll begin plummeting in the rankings like serena. never see serena limp in her matches, but has chronic knee pain.
 

Bones08

Professional
She did have surgery on it, she's never quite been the same. But Venus won't defend Istanbul, so she'll play Warsaw. She has Wimby, but she can gain a lot fromthe French and the Hardcourt season.
 

arosen

Hall of Fame
Bones, it's all right, a lot of people like the sisters. Just so happens that us the haters are more outspoken. I, for one, thought that Serena in a catsuit resembled a walrus in a condom, at least that's the image she induced in my mind.
 

Bones08

Professional
arosen said:
Bones, it's all right, a lot of people like the sisters. Just so happens that us the haters are more outspoken. I, for one, thought that Serena in a catsuit resembled a walrus in a condom, at least that's the image she induced in my mind.

You don't hate the Williams, because you said when they play good you can deal wit them, so there's a ray of hope if they can play good for you!!!
 
arosen said:
Bones, it's all right, a lot of people like the sisters. Just so happens that us the haters are more outspoken. I, for one, thought that Serena in a catsuit resembled a walrus in a condom, at least that's the image she induced in my mind.

lol! Walrus in a condom indeed. I don't know man, a catsuit and big gold earings is tacky enough, but thunder thighs in a catsuit is enough to make a guy change the channel. So are purple sneakers.
 

jjames

Banned
Bones08 said:
You don't hate the Williams, because you said when they play good you can deal wit them, so there's a ray of hope if they can play good for you!!!

don't worry, nearly everyone gets flamed on this board.
 

ask1ed

Semi-Pro
Bones08 said:
Serena was fine in that catsuit, even people who don't like her said that!!!

She was a fat, bulging hog in the cat suit. The hog mother in the stands is just too much, along with all the hog sisters. Serena's hogititude is glaringly bad. If I weighed that much I'd need a knee operation too.
 

Bones08

Professional
It couldn't be that bad, if 1 -you're still talkin about it almost 4 years later, and 2- you payed that much attention to it!!!
 

ask1ed

Semi-Pro
It wasn't a cat suit. It was a hog suit, hog, hog, hog suit. Just look at the hog now, flab and guts bulging out of every too tight seam. If she is 135 lbs, then I'm 170 lbs.
 
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