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Officials released a brief message on Twitter saying Williams
and Canada's Genie Bouchard had withdrawn from the lucrative WTA
event.
Williams recently won her sixth Australian Open title but the
world number one sat out last week's Fed Cup tie for the United
States because of a persistent, nagging cough.
No reason was given for Bouchard's withdrawl, after she was
awarded a wild card in the event.
Venus Williams won the title last year and will be defending her
crown at Feb. 15-21 tournament.
(Writing by Sudipto Ganguly in Mumbai; editing by Julian Linden)
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