Serena accused over ankle time-out - 威廉絲 Williams

Friday, August 11, 2006; Posted: 3:59 a.m. EDT (07:59 GMT)

Serena hopes to shrug off her ankle injury
before her last-eight clash.
CARSON, California (Reuters) --
Serena Williams became involved in a verbal spat
with Daniela Hantuchova after taking a medical time-out
before the start of the second set in their third-round match
at the Los Angeles Open on Thursday.

Williams, who went on to win 1-6 6-3 6-3,
had slipped chasing a crosscourt forehand
by the Slovakian seventh seed late in the first set
and had to have her left ankle taped.

Asked if she felt Williams's injury required the time-out,
Hantuchova said: "No,I don't think so, but of course
that's her call."

Twice champion Williams,
playing only her third event of the year
because of a chronic knee injury, refuted her opponent's claim.

"To be honest that's kind of childish,"
the former world number one said after booking a place against
fellow American Meghann Shaughnessy in Friday's quarterfinals.

"I obviously fell and I was kind of injured.
I'm notorious for rolling my ankle and I rolled it again.
It throbbed and stung but I just kept moving.

"It's a shame for somebody to take the low way out.
She's obviously upset over the loss.

"If she has more words to say
I would prefer for her to say them to me.
I'd be more than happy to settle it out of court,
" Williams added, before breaking into laughter.

Asked if she and Hantuchova would talk further about
the incident,she replied:
"What happens in the dressing room
stays in the dressing room."

Williams said it was too early to tell if
her ankle injury
would affect her quarterfinal match.

"Usually I have to wait until tomorrow to see
how it feels but it is a little sore tonight,"

小威是以1-6 6-3 6-3贏的比賽
但是首盤尾聲的包紮暫停,第二三盤打的虎虎生風
引起Hantuchova抱怨!
即將在半準決賽遇上同胞Meghann Shaughnessy
Come on Serena!!


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