Serena pulls out of Miami

World number one succumbs to injury

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Serena pulls out of Miami

Serena: Knee inury

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Serena Williams has become a third high-profile absentee from next week's Sony Ericsson Open in Miami.

The Australian Open champion has pulled out with a knee injury and joins Maria Sharapova and Dinara Safina in missing the event.

Sister Venus will now headline the event in Key Biscayne alongside Russia's Svetlana Kuznetsova, while the men's line-up is a strong one.

Britain's Andy Murray will defend the Masters Series title he won 12 months ago although US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro will not be present as he nurses a wrist injury.

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