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With tickets sold, it's time to go ahead and erase Serena Williams' picture from the poster.She isn't coming.
Williams withdrew Monday from the Nike Clash of Champions exhibition March 8 in Eugene, Ore. It was going to be the first time she had played publicly since July. She has been out with a mysterious foot injury that she has given varying explanations for.
It's not nice to say "I told you so," so let's just say this: tennis fans, you were warned.
The event was supposed to have Williams, Maria Sharapova, Rafael Nadal and Roger Federer. And every event like this puts a little disclaimer on the bottom of posters somewhere, about players being subject to change.
But this one was weird. The press release announcing the field spelled it out prominently, right in the second paragraph:
"Under certain circumstances, it is possible that one or more of the advertised athletes will not be able to participate in the NIKE Clash of Champions."
I called it The Serena Clause.
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Source: http://tennis.fanhouse.com/2011/02/21/surprise-surprise-serena-pulls-out-again/
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