World number one and defending champion Serena
Williams has withdrawn with a thigh injury ahead of her Madrid Open
quarter-final against Petra Kvitova.
Williams, 32, had played with heavy strapping on her left thigh throughout
the week in Madrid, but aims to return at next week's Italian Open.
The American will then defend her title at the French Open, which gets
under way in Paris on 25 May.
"I suffered [the injury] during my first-round match," said
Williams.
"I started to feel better but it is important that I have enough
time to rest and recover. It's very frustrating. This isn't the way I wanted to
end the week."
Williams had won the title in Madrid for the last two years, and in
2013 she went on be crowned champion in Rome and then beat Maria Sharapova in the final at Roland Garros.
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