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Venus Williams pulls out of China Open

World number 19 Venus Williams pulls out of her match against Petra Kvitova at the China Open due to illness.

Venus Williams has withdrawn from the China Open due to a viral illness.

The world number 19 was due to face Petra Kvitova at the National Tennis Centre this morning, but had little choice but to pull out of the tournament at the last minute.

Williams was edged out by the Czech pro when the pair last met at Wimbledon in the summer, losing 5-7 7-6 7-5 in what was an entertaining game in London.

Kvitova advances through to the quarter-final, where she will take on either Ekaterina Makarova or Roberta Vinci.

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Venus Williams of the US celebrates her win over Kimiko Date-Krumm of Japan during their US Open 2014 women's singles match at the USTA Billie Jean King National Center August 25, 2014
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