Serena pulls out, Venus loses in Rome (AP) Serena Williams withdrew from her quarterfinal match at the Italian Open on Friday due to a back problem, and older sister Venus Williams was beaten by defending champion Jelena Jankovic. Serena Williams' back froze suddenly while she was warming up on a practice court for her match with French qualifier Alize Cornet. Publish Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 11:22:18 PDT Read more...