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[新闻] Venus Williams withdraws from Western & Southern Open
Patrick Brennan, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 6:06 p.m. ET Aug. 11, 2018
MASON – Like all tennis tournaments, the Western & Southern Open is
accustomed to losing some of its luster via player withdrawals.
So far in 2018, though, the ATP (men's) World Tour and WTA (women's) fields
had largely maintained their respective star power.
That changed slightly on Saturday afternoon with the announcement that No.
16-seed Venus Williams was pulling out of the competition due to a right knee
injury, according to a news release from the Western & Southern Open.
“I'm really sorry that I have to withdraw from the Western & Southern Open
in Cincinnati,” Williams said. “It's one of my favorite stops on the WTA
Tour and the fans are always amazing there. I will miss not being able to
play in front of my home supporters but look forward to hopefully returning
in 2019.”
Williams's spot in the draw will taken by Naomi Osaka, who becomes the No.
17 seed. Osaka's position in the draw will be filled by a qualifier or lucky
loser following the conclusion of play on Sunday.
That means women's qualifying matches scheduled to be completed by Sunday
will now produce eight players – not seven – that advance to the main draw.
Prior to the making of the draw, four other WTA players withdrew: Mihaela
Buzarnescu (right ankle), Dominika Cibulkova (illness), Maria Sharapova
(right shoulder) and Zhang Shuai (left knee).