Serena Williams not ready to return
Serena Williams’ absence from the WTA Tour will continue into October after she announced her withdrawal from tournaments in Tokyo and Beijing.
The world number one has still not fully recovered from surgery to her right foot, which she cut on broken glass at a restaurant shortly after retaining her Wimbledon title in July.
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