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Venus Williams pulls out of Madrid Open

Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to back problems

The Jakarta Post
Madrid,Spain
Sun, May 5, 2013 Published on May. 5, 2013 Published on 2013-05-05T17:25:58+07:00

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Venus Williams has withdrawn from the Madrid Open due to back problems.

The American player was set to open the tournament on Sunday.

Her sister, top-ranked Serena Williams, will begin her tournament against Yulia Putintseva of Kazakhstan later.

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