Serena Williams pulls out of Qatar Open 2014 due to back injury

It certainly looks like Qatar Open 2014 will have a less-than-stellar field than a year ago after world number one Serena Williams has officially pulled out of the event. Williams, the runner up in Doha a year ago, has withdrawn due to an ongoing back injury that affected her during the recently concluded Australian Open 2014 tournament. Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has already pulled out of the event due to a left foot injury.

Despite the absence of last year’s finalist, the draw still shows strong promise with Australian Open 2014 champion Li Na now leading the field. The Chinese tennis superstar is guaranteed to clinch a career-high number two ranking regardless of what her results are going to be in the tournament.