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Serena withdraws from Qatar Open

February 27, 2004 11:01 IST

Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Qatar Open because of illness, the WTA said on Thursday.

Williams has not played competitively for nearly eight months after undergoing a knee operation but had hoped to make her comeback at the $600,000 event in Doha.

Serena Williams seen watching her sister's match against Vera Zvonareva in the French Open in Paris in this June 2003"I am really disappointed that I won't be playing Doha...I have been battling the 'flu for several days and am not quite 100 percent well yet," the American said in a statement.

"The good news is that the knee is feeling great and I feel I am back in championship form."

"I'm anxious to resume playing and looking forward to getting back on court and seeing my fans."

Williams's last competitive match was the Wimbledon final in July last year, when she beat sister Venus to capture her sixth singles grand slam title.

Images: Wimbledon 2001 final, Wimbledon 2002 final, Wimbledon 2003 final

The 22-year-old could make her return at the Nasdaq-100 Open in Miami in March.


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