JPMORGAN CHASE OPEN: WRIST UNTWISTS BID TO PLAY SIS FREAK INJURY FORCES VENUS OUT, ADVANCES DAVENPORT TO THE FINAL.Byline: Lauren Gustus Staff Writer CARSON - Of all of Venus Williams' injuries over the past year, this one was the most bizarre. Williams, the No. 2 seed at the JPMorgan Chase JPMorgan Chase (NYSE: JPM TYO: 8634 ) is one of the oldest financial services firms in the world. The company, headquartered in New York City, is one of the leaders in investment banking, financial services, asset and wealth management and private equity. With assets of $1. Open, tweaked her right wrist while lacing up a sneaker on Saturday morning. ``I was just kind of getting up from tying my shoe and I just pressed up on my arms and I guess I did something,'' Williams said. She hurt the wrist during a practice before her semifinal match against Lindsay Davenport Lindsay Ann Davenport (born June 8 1976 in Palos Verdes, California) is a former World No. 1 American professional female tennis champion. She has won three Grand Slam singles tournaments: the 1998 U.S. Open, 1999 Wimbledon, and the 2000 Australian Open. . Williams tried to play but retired with Davenport leading 7-5, 2-0. After, she told Davenport, ``It's always something with me.'' Although an official injury report stated Venus sprained her wrist, the delicate 22-year old wasn't as clear even after a visit with a WTA WTA Washington Trails Association WTA Women's Tennis Association WTA World Transhumanist Association WTA Willingness to Accept WTA Winner-Take-All WTA Winner Takes All WTA World Toilet Association (Singapore) tour doctor. ``It seems some kind of wrist sprain sprain, stretching or wrenching of the ligaments and tendons of a joint, often with rupture of the tissues but without dislocation. Sprains occur most commonly at the ankle, knee, or wrist joints, causing pain, swelling, and difficulty in moving the involved joint. ,'' Venus said. ``It's hard to tell unless you get tests. It's just a sprain, I think.'' The injury ruined a meeting between Venus and sister Serena in today's final. It would have been the first all-Williams final since Serena beat Venus at Wimbledon in 2003. ``If I could've been pretty healthy today I for sure would've won the match,'' Venus said. The semifinal was billed as a rematch of Sunday's exceptional three-set final in Stanford, which Davenport won in a tiebreaker tie·break·er n. An additional contest or period of play designed to establish a winner among tied contestants. Also called tiebreak. tie . It was headed in the right direction before the wrist flared up. Venus was in complete control early - she jumped out to a 5-0 lead - but Davenport adjusted. She cut the deficit to 5-4 before Venus requested WTA trainer Cathy Ortega. ``I didn't know actually that she was hurt,'' Davenport said. ``I was trying to gather some momentum into the second set.'' Venus started the match with tape on her wrist, but she often plays with it wrapped because of an old tendinitis issue. She called Ortega to re-tape twice in the first set. The longer she played the more pain she felt. ``I was thinking if I could just get this set I can take a time out, but I couldn't get the set,'' Venus said. Venus played only two more games before retiring. She met with tour doctor Asghar Husain after the match and he advised rest and said the injury should improve in due time. He also suggested she have the wrist X-rayed. ``I've just learned these days whether you get an MRI 1. (application) MRI - Magnetic Resonance Imaging. 2. MRI - Measurement Requirements and Interface. , a bone scan Bone scan An x-ray study in which patients are given an intravenous injection of a small amount of a radioactive material that travels in the blood. When it reaches the bones, it can be detected by x ray to make a picture of their internal structure. , a million tests it's just how you feel,'' Venus said. ``Obviously I have to be smart because I have the Olympics and U.S. Open The term U.S. Open is applied to "open" United States national championships in a particular sport, in which anybody, amateur or professional, American or non-American may compete. These include:
Venus missed seven months in 2003 with an abdominal strain and this year has been bothered by a creaky creak·y adj. creak·i·er, creak·i·est 1. Tending to creak. 2. Shaky or infirm, as with age; decrepit: creaky knee joints; a creaky regime. ankle. As of Saturday she had not withdrawn from the Acura Classic The Acura Classic was a WTA Tour affiliated professional tennis tournament for women, held every summer at the La Costa Resort and Spa in Carlsbad, California. It was classified on the WTA Tour as a Tier I tournament from 2004 until its final year in 2007. in San Diego San Diego (săn dēā`gō), city (1990 pop. 1,110,549), seat of San Diego co., S Calif., on San Diego Bay; inc. 1850. San Diego includes the unincorporated communities of La Jolla and Spring Valley. Coronado is across the bay. , which starts today. She will be re-examined Monday. ``I'm hoping this will just clear up in a few days and I'll play next week,'' Venus said. For Davenport, it will be her sixth finals appearance this year. She's won three, including Stanford last Sunday. She and Serena have met 11 times, with Serena dominating the series, 9-2. However, the Laguna Beach native is confident and finally healthy, and Serena has been inconsistent since she returned from a knee injury in February. ``You never know who shows up against Serena,'' Davenport said. ``I saw her at Wimbledon, she beat Jennifer (Capriati), scary. Then she struggled in the third set against (Amelie) Mauresmo.'' Serena, the No. 1 seed, advanced with a 6-3, 7-6(7-2) semifinal win over Russia's Elena Dementieva in the night session, which drew 7,963 fans. Dementieva lost her serve three times, all three times on double faults. Outside of the double faults, the French Open runner-up played well. ``I feel like I know how to play against Serena,'' Dementieva said. ``There are a couple of things I could do better. Maybe my serve.'' Serena went ahead 2-1 in the first without hitting a ball. Dementieva double-faulted four times. Lauren Gustus, (818) 713-3607 lauren.gustus(at)dailynews.com CAPTION(S): photo, box Photo: A serve flies just out of reach of Lindsay Davenport's racket during her win over Venus Williams in the JPMorgan Chase Open. Mark J. Terrill/Associated Press Box: The JPMorgan Chase Open |
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