Top seeds Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber have withdrawn from next week's Dubai Tennis Championships.
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Serena Williams, Angelique Kerber withdraw in Dubai
Organisers of the Dubai Tennis Championships suffered a double blow as Serena Williams and Angelique Kerber withdrew on Saturday.
Organisers were dealt a double blow after world number one Williams pulled out with illness, while world number two Kerber is nursing a thigh injury.
Last month, Kerber shocked Williams in the Australian Open final to win her first grand-slam title.
Agnieszka Radwanska and Alize Cornet had already pulled out of the tournament.
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Defending champion Simona Halep takes the number one seeding in the absence of Williams, while Garbine Muguruza will be seeded second.
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