Venus and Serena Williams have withdrawn from the doubles competition at the Australian Open, shortly before their first-round match was scheduled to be played on Friday Jan 17,2014
Tournament officials said the sisters pulled out because of an injury to Venus' lower left leg.
The announcement came shortly after Serena Williams, a five-time singles champion in Australia, won her third-round singles match against Daniela Hantuchova in temperatures of almost 40C (104F).
Venus Williams (DOB June 17,1980)and Serena Williams(DOB Sep 26,1981) have combined for 13 career Grand Slam doubles titles
- Australian Open - 2001,2003,2009 and 2010
- French Open -1999 and 2010
- Wimbledon -2000,2002,2008,2009 and 2012
- US Open -1999 and 2009
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