MONTREAL - Serena Williams will miss next week's WTA event in Montreal after the world number one withdrew with a shoulder injury, tournament organisers announced on Sunday. Serena Williams, pictured on July 7, 2016, pulls out of the WTA event in Montreal"Due to inflammation in my shoulder, I unfortunately must withdraw from the (tournament). I was looking forward to competing in Montreal and I look forward to returning soon," Williams said in a statement. "Of course, we are disappointed that Serena will not play in the tournament this year," said tournament director Eugenie Lapierre. We hope that Serena will recover quickly and wish her much success for the rest of the season."

Source: Bangkok Post July 24, 2016 17:03 UTC