Venus Williams dropped out of 2011 US Open Tennis tourny due to serious illness

According to Hollywood Life, former number 1 in the world women’s tennis player and past US Open champ Venus Williams, has pulled out of the current 2011 US Open tennis tournament due to a serious illness that she just got diagnosed with.

Yesterday, Venus released a statement,which said, “I have recently been diagnosed with Sjogren’s Syndrome. I wish I could continue but right now I am unable to. I am thankful I finally have a diagnosis and am now focused on getting better and returning to the court soon.”

The illness drains people of their energy and also causes severe joint pain. Obviously,we hope Venus gets better very soon. Her sister Serena just got done recovering from some weird illnesses herself. Follow us on Facebook by Clicking Here. Follow us on Twitter by Clicking Here.

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