Tennis news - Serena Williams withdraws from Australian Open tuneup event with shoulder injury

ByReuters

Published 05/02/2021 at 09:07 GMT

Serena Williams pulled out of the Yarra Valley Classic on Friday with a right shoulder injury, a few hours after her quarter-final victory in the Australian Open tuneup event. Ash Barty will get a bye into the final as a result.

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Serena Williams has pulled out of the Yarra Valley Classic due to a right shoulder injury.

Williams, the winner of 23 Grand Slam singles titles, had set up a mouth-watering semi-final clash against world number one Australian Ash Barty after defeating fellow American Danielle Collins 6-2 4-6 (10-6) on Margaret Court Arena.

"Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Yarra Valley Classic singles draw due to a right shoulder injury," the women's tour said on Twitter.

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