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Williams sisters: “We will be at the Australian open”
Friday, December 23, 2011
Serena Williams (l) and Venus Williams. PHOTO/Paul Gilham/Getty Images
The Williams sisters are coming to Melbourne. Australian Open tournament director Craig Tiley has been in touch with Venus and Serena to check on their schedules after Venus’s withdrawal from the WTA event in Auckland.
The five-time Wimbledon champion has had a rotten season, playing just four tournaments, with her best result a quarter-final at Eastbourne.
First her right hip kept her out for four months, and then a viral illness that was finally diagnosed as the immune deficiency Sjogren’s Syndrome, which causes joint soreness and fatigue.