Serena Williams pulls out of Australian OpenSeven-times champion Serena Williams has withdrawn from the Australian Open. The 23-times major winner and women's titleholder gave birth to her first child last September and says she's not yet ready to compete. Williams made her decision after losing an exhibition match last week in Avu Dhabi to French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko. TOM DULAT/GETTY IMAGES Serena Williams has pulled out of the Australian Open. "After competing in Abu Dhabi, I realised that although I am super close, I'm not where I personally want to be," Williams said on Friday.

Source: Stuff January 05, 2018 00:56 UTC