Serena Williams will miss US Open warm-up after foot operation
Misfortune can strike us all and it certainly has struck Serena Williams, who bizarrely has reportedly cut her foot on broken glass in a restaurant. The injury isn’t too serious although neither is it just a minor cut it would seem as an operation was necessary, rendering the World number one doubtful for the next three tournaments prior to the US Open. Serena, who recently retained her Wimbledon crown may miss a trio of hardcourt events in Istanbul, Cincinnati and Montreal.
From a betting angle, I don’t rate this positive news for her chances in the US Open next month and on the back of this news, I am convinced to side with Maria Sharipova at a widely available 7/1. She gave The Russian beauty gave Miss Williams junior a proper fright at SW19, where she had three set points in the first. Ordinarily, I would see no reason to desert the form but the breaking news is sufficient to persuade me to have a small interest in Sharapova.