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Last weekend
Venus Williams withdrew from the
Australian Open because of a hip injury she suffered during a second round match. Now she's pulling out of the
U.S. Fed Cup next week, February 5-6. According to the
Associated Press, Williams told U.S. captain
Mary Joe Fernandez that she could be out for a few weeks.
"I mean, it's super disappointing because this is just not how I envisioned my Australian Open being," Williams told the
New York Times after pulling out of last week's tournament. "I've never had to retire from a Grand Slam, especially after working so hard to pull out the match the other day. Just hoping for some magic that I could recover. But I have peace of mind that I really gave more than my best out there."
The injury is in her hip flexor muscle.
Serena Williams is also still nursing a foot injury she suffered last summer causing her to miss the Australian Open and the upcoming U.S. Fed Cup. There's no word on when the sisters will compete again.
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Last weekend Venus Williams withdrew from the Australian Open because of a hip injury she suffered during a second round match. Now she's pulling out of the U.S. Fed Cup next week, February 5-6. According to the Associated Press, Williams told U.S. captain Mary Joe Fernandez that she could be out for a few weeks.