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Paris Open to begin minus Mauresmo, Serena Williams
Paris, Feb 09: French favourite Amelie Mauresmo will miss this week`s Paris Open because of a hip injury that was aggravated last month in Australia while Serena Williams also dropped from the field.
Paris, Feb 09: French favourite Amelie Mauresmo will miss this week's Paris Open because of a hip injury that was aggravated last month in Australia while Serena Williams also dropped from the field.
Williams, the former world number 1 who has not played since the Wimbledon final in July, defeated Mauresmo in the Paris final in 2003.
Williams and her sister Venus - who pulled out this week in Tokyo prior to a quarterfinal match - have been relegated in recent months to second-tier status by the Belgian pair of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters, who have played three of the past four grand slam finals.
At the Australian Open, Mauresmo had to quit in tears as she failed to pull up fit for her quarterfinal against Colombia's Fabiola Zuluaga.
The 24-year-old Frenchwomen had pulled a muscle early in a fourth-round victory over Australian Alicia Molik.
Swiss Patty Schnyder, an Australian Open semifinalist, will replace Mauresmo in the Paris draws. The tournament begins Monday.
Bureau Report
Williams, the former world number 1 who has not played since the Wimbledon final in July, defeated Mauresmo in the Paris final in 2003.
Williams and her sister Venus - who pulled out this week in Tokyo prior to a quarterfinal match - have been relegated in recent months to second-tier status by the Belgian pair of Justine Henin-Hardenne and Kim Clijsters, who have played three of the past four grand slam finals.
At the Australian Open, Mauresmo had to quit in tears as she failed to pull up fit for her quarterfinal against Colombia's Fabiola Zuluaga.
The 24-year-old Frenchwomen had pulled a muscle early in a fourth-round victory over Australian Alicia Molik.
Swiss Patty Schnyder, an Australian Open semifinalist, will replace Mauresmo in the Paris draws. The tournament begins Monday.
Bureau Report