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The Scoop: WEDNESday, OCTOBER 6
Serena, Jennifer won't play
until Philly,
WTA Championships status at risk
'Exempt' Sharapova won't play Moscow
By Matthew Cronin, TennisReporters.net
 Ron Cioffi/TR.net |
| Will Serena miss the WTA Championships because lack of fall play? |
Sources tell TennisReporters.net
that Serena Williams will pull out of the Tier I tournament in
Zurich that begins October 18 because she's doesn't want to travel
abroad again this year and won't play again until Philadelphia,
the week prior to the WTA Championships in LA. Southern California
native Serena's decision puts her appearance at the season-ending
WTA Championships at risk.
Currently No. 7 in a field that will feature eight players, Serena
could fall to out of the Top 8 should No. 10 Venus Williams or
No. 11 Vera Zvonareva do well at the Tier I tournament in Moscow
next week or in Zurich. Serena currently holds a 296-point lead
over No. 9 Jennifer Capriati.
As of Wednesday, Capriati hasn't signed up for any European fall
tournaments and if she doesn't go very deep in Philadelphia, also
might miss the The Championships.
No. 8 Maria Sharapova is playing in Tokyo this week (she beat
Samantha Stosur on Wednesday) but has decided to skip her home
country tournament in Moscow next week. She is entered in Zurich.
The 17-year-old Sharapova is playing her 17th tournament of the
year, four more than allowed by the WTA Age Eligibility Rule,
but the wildly popular Wimbledon is on the Tour's Exempt list.
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