Serena ruled out of Games

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the USA Olympic tennis team.

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the USA Olympic tennis team.

Williams has been struggling recently with a knee injury which forced to pull out of tournaments in San Diego and Montreal, but it has not yet been revealed why she has decided against competing in Athens.

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