Wimbledon will have to go on without one of the Williams sisters this year. Five-time winner Venus Williams announced on Facebook Tuesday that she is pulling out of the tournament due to a nagging back injury. Story » Coming July 2: 'Venus VS.'»
Wimbledon will have to go on without one of the Williams sisters this year. Five-time winner Venus Williams announced on Facebook Tuesday that she is pulling out of the tournament due to a nagging back injury. Story » Coming July 2: 'Venus VS.'»
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