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Tennis: Serena Williams withdraws from Dubai due to back injury

 
Published on Feb 20, 2013
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Serena Williams of the US hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during the final match at the Qatar Open tennis tournament in Doha on Feb 17, 2013. Williams has withdrawn from the Dubai Championships because of a lower back injury. -- FILE PHOTO: REUTERS

DUBAI (AP) - Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Dubai Championships because of a lower back injury.

Williams took over the No. 1 ranking last week in Qatar, the sixth time in her career she has been the top-ranked player in the world.

Last year, she won the Wimbledon and US Open titles, as well as the Olympic gold medal.

Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka, who beat Williams in the final in Qatar last week, also withdrew from the tournament in Dubai, citing a bone bruise in her right foot.
 
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