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 | Injury gave Serena Williams from the quarterfinal in Beijing3-10-2014 |
Two-time champion and defending her title from last season Serena Williams withdrew because of an injury to the left knee before the quarterfinal match against Samantha Stosur of Australia in the strong tournament in Beijing with a prize of 5.43 million dollars.
The leader of the scheme, who last month won the 18th title in the Grand Slam of the United States Open, dropped in the first round of competition in Wuhan last week because of a viral illness.
Details of the seriousness of the injury to 33-year-old Williams had not been reported. Hopes are that she will be ready for the championship of the eight WTA best season at the end of the month in Singapore, where she could defend her title