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WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. (AP) — Serena Williams is using her special
injury-protected No. 1 ranking to get into the U.S. Open
field.
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She is ranked 172nd this week, and only the top 105 players have
been granted direct entry into the field for the year’s last major
championship, which starts Aug. 29 in New York. But because
Williams was sidelined more than six months by a series of health
issues, she has the right to use her special ranking to enter up to
eight tournaments, including one Grand Slam.
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The U.S. Tennis Association announced Wednesday that the
provisional field for the U.S. Open has 97 of the top 100 women in
the WTA rankings, including two-time defending champion Kim
Clijsters, Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and French Open
champion Li Na.
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