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Focusing on singles Williams sisters pull out of doubles competition
[an error occurred while processing this directive] PARIS (Reuters) -- Serena Williams has pulled out of the French Open doubles tournament to concentrate on the singles, the American sixth seed said on Wednesday. Serena was due to partner her sister Venus, with whom she teamed up to win the doubles title at Roland Garros in 1999. Serena, who had not played competitive tennis since March because a knee injury, struggled to a three-set victory over Sarah Pitkowski of France in the first round on Tuesday. "I have not played a lot of singles matches since the Ericsson Open," Serena said in a statement. "I am looking forward to a successful French Open and want to focus all my energy towards doing the best that I can in singles." The pair's withdrawal will also allow Venus to concentrate on her preparations for the defence of her Wimbledon title next month. The second-seeded Venus suffered a shock first-round defeat on Monday to Austria's Barbara Schett. The sisters' place in the doubles draw will be taken by the team of American Dawn Buth and Spain's Conchita Martinez-Granados.
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