Hong Kong, November 24: Rising tennis star Sania Mirza was announced today along with three other top 50 players as starters in Hong Kong's Watson's Water Challenge Women's Invitational.Organisers named Mirza along with Russian world number eight Elena Dementieva, the Czech Republic's 15-ranked Nicole Vaidisova and China national games champion Zheng Jie, ranked 44 in the world, for the January 4-7 event.
They will join the world's top two players Lindsay Davenport and Kim Clijsters as starters for the tournament, seen as an important warm-up for the Australian Open later in the month.
Mirza, ranked 31, became the first Indian woman tennis player to enter the fourth round of a Grand Slam at the US Open in September. Grand Slam champions Venus and Serena Williams are also confirmed for the Hong Kong tournament at the Victoria Park Tennis Centre.
Thursday, November 24, 2005
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