Serena pulls out of Australian Open

Melbourne: Defending champion Serena Williams on Friday said she will withdraw from the Australian Open, adding she was not fully prepared to keep playing after becoming a mother four months ago. “My coach and team always said ‘only go to tournaments when you are prepared to go all the way’,” Xinhua news agency quoted Williams […]

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Melbourne: Defending champion Serena Williams on Friday said she will withdraw from the Australian Open, adding she was not fully prepared to keep playing after becoming a mother four months ago.

"My coach and team always said 'only go to tournaments when you are prepared to go all the way'," Xinhua news agency quoted Williams as saying.