Venus Williams pulls out of Wimbledon 2013

Five times Wimbledon titlist American Venus Williams has announced she is pulling out of Wimbledon due to back injury.

Williams, elder sister of Serena Williams, has not played tennis after pulling out of the doubles at the French Open.

Former world number one Williams has not missed the tournament since making her debut in 1997, with her singles victories coming in 2000, 2001, 2005, 2007 and 2008.

In the meanwhile, world number one Serena Williams, 31, is seeking her sixth Wimbledon singles title and 17th Grand Slam in all this year.

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