Madrid,(AP/UNB) – Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week’s Madrid Open, saying she wasn’t ready to compete.Tournament organizers say Williams withdrew because she needs more time to train before returning to action.Williams, a 23-time Grand Slam champion, returned to the tour in Indian Wells this year after a 14-month absence because of the birth of her daughter.
She won in Madrid in 2012 and 2013.
Williams was also scheduled to take part in a charity event in advance of the main tournament. Her place in the charity exhibition was taken by fellow American Coco Vandeweghe.
