Tennis

Serena withdraws from Pan Pacific

Published Sep. 19, 2013 1:00 a.m. ET

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Serena Williams has pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open to recover from a busy summer playing schedule.

The top-ranked Williams, who won her 17th Grand Slam singles title at the US Open, said Thursday in a press release, ''unfortunately with the number of matches I have played throughout the summer, I need more time to properly recover.''

Williams said she expects to play in the Sept. 28-Oct. 6 China Open in Beijing.

World No. 3 Maria Sharapova has also pulled out of the Pan Pacific Open because of a right shoulder injury that kept her out of the U.S. Open.

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