Serena Williams’ injury might keep her out of U.S. Open

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Serena Williams, who cut her right foot on broken glass at a restaurant recently, is questionable for the U.S. Open, according to the WTA Tour.

Williams had surgery on her foot last week, prompting the tour to announce that the top-ranked women’s tennis player would miss three tournaments leading up to the U.S. Open, which begins play on Monday, Aug. 30. Williams, who won her 13th major championship at Wimbledon in July, was a semifinalist last year at the U.S. Open after winning the title in 2008.

On Monday, WTA Tour spokesman Andrew Walker said Williams is questionable for the final Grand Slam of the year. Williams’ return to the Open has been widely anticipated because of her tumultuous semifinal loss there last year, when she threw a tirade at a line judge at the end of a match against Kim Clijsters and was fined a record $82,500.

--Dan Loumena