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LOS ANGELES, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Even though seven of the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour's 11 top ranked players have withdrawn from events or retired from matches in the past three weeks, the tour chief doesn't see the rash of injuries as an epidemic.

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