Serena Williams withdraws from next week's Swedish Open

Defending champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Swedish Open. Last week, Williams retired from her second-round doubles match

Courtney Nguyen|

Defending champion and world No. 1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Swedish Open.

Last week, Williams retired from her second-round doubles match at Wimbledon with sister Venus under bizarre circumstances. Serena, 32, appeared dizzy and uncoordinated through the warm-up and then retired three games into the match after she served four consecutive double faults. Serena blamed the incident on a viral illness.

"I decided not to play in Bastad, because I am still not feeling 100%," Williams said in a statement. "I want to be in perfect condition to go back on court, but unfortunately it's not the case. I really hope to be able to get back to training from next week."

Williams' next scheduled tournament is the Bank of the West Classic in Stanford, Calif., which begins July 28.

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Published Jul 10, 2014 | Modified Jul 10, 2014

COURTNEY NGUYEN

Contributor, SI.com Nguyen is a freelance writer for SI.com, providing full coverage of professional tennis both on and off the court. Her content has become a must-read for fans and insiders to stay up-to-date with a sport that rarely rests. She has appeared on radio and TV talk shows all over the world and is one of the co-hosts of No Challenges Remaining, a weekly podcast available on iTunes. Nguyen graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 1999 and received a law degree from the University of California, Davis in 2002. She lives in the Bay Area.

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