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Serena pulls out of Montreal tourney

Published:Saturday | August 4, 2018 | 12:00 AM
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Serena Williams of the United States reacts after missing a shot from Britain's Johanna Konta during the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic tennis tournament in San Jose, California on July 31. Konta won 6-1, 6-0.

MONTREAL (AP):

Serena Williams has pulled out of next week's Rogers Cup hard-court tournament, citing personal reasons.

The tournament announced Williams' withdrawal yesterday.

The 23-time Grand Slam champion is coming off the most lopsided defeat of her career, a 6-1, 6-0 loss to Johanna Konta in San JosÈ, California, on Tuesday.

The 36-year-old Williams was the runner-up at Wimbledon last month. That was just her fourth tournament since returning to the tour after having a baby in September and dealing with a health scare related to blood clots.

The year's last major tournament, the US Open, starts on August 27.

Williams will be replaced in the draw at Montreal by Tatjana Maria, who faces Alize Cornet in the first round.