Serena withdraws from Cincinnati Masters with back problems

ByReuters

Published 14/08/2019 at 01:37 GMT

Aug 13 (Reuters) - Serena Williams withdrew from the Cincinnati Masters on Tuesday due to back problems just days after spasms forced her to retire from the Rogers Cup final in Toronto.

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"I came to Mason on Sunday and have tried everything to be ready to play tonight, and was still hopeful after my practice this morning," the 23-times Grand Slam champion said.

"But unfortunately my back is still not right."

Williams, twice champion at the Cincinnati Masters, had been hoping to use the tournament as a final tune-up ahead of this month's U.S. Open.

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She had been in menacing form in Toronto before retiring early in the first set of the final against Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu. (Reporting by Rory Carroll; Editing by Peter Rutherford )

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