I was looking forward to seeing her in them short skirts
I don't understand tennis ranking, but since Venus Williams came in second in 5 of the last 6 Grand Slams (and, I believe, won the sixth), why isn't she ranked second?
Surgery Puts Serena Williams Out of OpenBy THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The announcement last night that Serena Williams would not defend her United States Open title created a wide-open tournament while depriving the field of the most compelling player in women's tennis.
The Associated Press reported that Williams, the top-ranked women's player, had had surgery to repair a partial tear in the middle portion of the quadriceps tendon of her left knee. Her spokeswoman said she was resting at her home in Los Angeles, and Dr. Rodney Gabriel, who performed the operation, said she would be out six to eight weeks.
The operation puts at least a temporary halt to a remarkable run by Williams, who has won five of the last six Grand Slam titles, all of them in finals against her older sister Venus. In their most recent Grand Slam meeting, in the Wimbledon final, Serena prevailed by 4-6, 6-4, 6-2; Venus was bothered by a strained abdominal muscle.
The WTA Tour said that Serena Williams was now certain to lose her No. 1 ranking to Kim Clijsters, who is currently ranked second, or No. 3 Justine Henin-Hardenne between next week and the first week of September.
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