World #5 Serena Williams withdrew from the season-ending WTA Championships being held in Madrid today after losing the first set 6-4 and retiring from her first match against Anna Chakvetadze with a knee injury. As shown above, she did try and play for awhile with the injury but was forced to retire. Her withdrawal means that she is replaced by Wimbledon finalist Marion Bartoli who will play her first match against an undefeated World #1 and defending champion Justine Henin. The tennis world (and apparently Serena) has been looking forward to a re-match between the World #1 who had defeated the 8-time Grand Slam champion in 3 consecutive quarterfinal match-ups this year (Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open) after Serena won the 2007 Australian Open after starting the year ranked #95.
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