Wimbledon finalist Radwanska battling illness
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Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska canceled a news conference Friday because of a respiratory illness that made it difficult for her to speak.
Radwanska is scheduled to meet four-time Wimbledon champion Serena Williams for the title Saturday.
"Unfortunately I have picked up an upper respiratory illness, which is affecting my nose and throat," Radwanska said in a statement. "I have been playing a lot of matches here in the rain and cold wind, and I haven't been well for a few days. The most important thing is that I'm feeling good on the court and playing some good tennis, despite not being able to talk much away from the court."
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Radwanska played with the ailment Thursday, when she beat Angelique Kerber 6-3, 6-4 and became the first Polish player to reach a Grand Slam final since 1939. Her news conference after the match was cut short when she had a coughing fit, and her media session Friday was canceled shortly before it was scheduled to begin.
"I can't speak for very long, and so I have done as much as I can do today," Radwanska said in the statement released later. "I will do whatever it takes to make sure I'm ready to play the best I can."
Radwanska pulled out of women's doubles shortly before a match Wednesday because of the illness.