Aces and Faults: Serena Williams Withdraws from Cincinnati

Aces

Canada and Argentina’s Fed Cup tie is expected to proceed as normal, despite a freak snow storm in Argentina. (Argentine preparations hit by snow)

Lindsay Davenport is planning on participating in October’s Esurance Tennis Classic at the Harbor Point Tennis Club in California. (Tennis Classic: Davenport plans to play Harbor Point)

After forty years of covering Wimbledon, Bud Collins has plenty of good memories. (Remembering many Wimbledon points)

Marion Bartoli and Daniela Hantuchova are scheduled to compete at the Pilot Pen tournament in August. (Bartoli, Hantuchova Join Pilot Pen Field)

Venus Williams will be participating in a pre-Fed Cup tennis clinic for youth on Wednesday in Burlington. (Venus Williams coming to Church Street on Wednesday)

The NBC viewership of the ladies final at Wimbledon was up twenty-seven percent over last year’s ratings. (Wimbledon Final Earns Best Overnight Since 2004)

Venezuela’s Milagros Sequera will be participating in the Pan American Games. (Not many stars to watch at Pan American Games)

Marion Bartoli has entered the field for the Acura Classic. (Wimbledon finalist Bartoli commits to Acura)

Net Cords

The Russian Fed Cup team has headed to Stowe, Vermont without Sharapova, Kuznetsova, and their team captain. (Russian Fed Cup Teams Leaves for US without Captain)

Maria Sharapova has come under fire for pulling out of the Fed Cup semifinal against the USA – and for attending the ESPY’s. (Sharapova criticised for pulling out of Fed Cup semi)

Serena Williams has withdrawn from the upcoming Western & Southern Financial Group Women’s Open in Cincinnati. (Serena withdraws from W&S)

Faults

None Today!

World Group semifinal Fed Cup action begins on Saturday!