Venus Williams pulls out of Brisbane Int'l due to injury
Wednesday - January 1, 2020 5:33 pm ,
Category : SPORTS
Brisbane, Jan 1 (IANS) Former world No 1 Venus Williams on Wednesday pulled out of the season-opening Brisbane International after suffering an "unexpected setback" in training.According to a BBC report, Venus, 39, hopes to play in Adelaide before the Australian Open on January 20.A replacement for the world number 52 will be announced on Thursday, the report said.The tournament begins on January 6 with World No 1 Ashleigh Barty and Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka among the strong contenders.
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