Wounded Knee(s)

OK, so it's the left knee this time.

That's about the only difference between all the injuries hitting all three singles players on the U.S. Olympic women's tennis team.

Venus Williams and Lindsay Davenport were first, pulling out on Friday of this week's tour stop in Carson because of injured right knees. One day later, Serena Williams withdrew in the second set of her semifinal at Stanford because of a left knee injury, feeling inflammation in the joint.

Serena is back in Los Angeles and said she will have an MRI. She remains entered in the Carson event, as of this morning. The draw for the tournament comes out later today. Still, let's put it this way: It will be a much bigger shock if she steps on the court to play a match at the Home Depot Center than if she doesn't.

"I haven’t made any decision yet, but my main goal is to be at the Olympics,” Serena told Matt Cronin of tennisreporters.net Saturday night. “My goal is stay healthy and I've been doing pretty good this year, and I’m going to do whatever it takes to get back in that position."

-- Lisa Dillman

Photo: Serena Williams on Saturday before bowing out of the Bank of the West match at Stanford because of an injured left knee. Credit: Phil Carter / US Presswire