William sisters withdraw from doubles at Australian Open
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) - Serena and Venus Williams have pulled out of women's doubles at the Australian Open, where they've won four titles.
The Williams sisters were scheduled to play their first-round match Wednesday against Anabel Medina Garrigues of Spain and Yaroslava Shvedova of Kazakhstan.
A tournament official confirmed the Williams sisters had withdrawn, but did not specify a reason.
Both sisters won their first-round singles matches in singles on Tuesday.
Venus Williams of the U.S. makes a forehand return to Maria-Teresa Torro-Flor of Spain during their first round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2015. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
The Associated Press
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