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"It is with much frustration and deep sadness that I am having to pull out of the U.S. Open," Williams said in a news release. "Due to the surgery I had on my foot earlier this month, my doctors have advised against my playing so that my foot can heal."
Serena committed to the Istanbul Cup in Turkey starting in just over a week's time - another small tourny offering lucrative money for a star name, much like Marbella tourny organiser Conchita Martinez offered her last year.
$150,000 is the reported appearance fee, remember this is an event which only offers a total of $220k in prizemoney, and was last year won by Dushevina as 5th seed - other seeds included Hradecka, Medina and Govortsova.
Considering she had to withdraw from WTT with that cut to her foot, not sure how motivated Serena will be to actually win there...
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