Serena Williams holds her trophy after defeating sister Venus Williams 6-4, 6-3 in the women's final at the US Open in this Sept. 7, 2002 photo in New York. Williams will not defend her U.S. Open title this month after undergoing knee surgery Friday, Aug. 1, 2003. The world's top-ranked women's player had surgery to repair a partial tear in the mid-portion of the quadriceps tendon of her left knee.(AP Photo/Richard Drew)
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