Banglore open begins on Monday
The Bangalore Open begins on Monday in Bangalore. The Indian tennis queen Sania Mirza has opted to stay out of the event in a bid to avoid the many controversies that have marred her career whenever she played at home. However, the organisers have roped in the William sisters world No 7 Serena & world No 8 Venus Williams of the US to make up for the 21 years old Hyderabadi’s absence. World No. 4 Jelena Jankovic of Serbia gave the tournament a shot in the arm.
Tournament director & KSLTA secretary Sunder Raju said, “The tournament will provide enough scope for Indian tennis enthusiasts to witness some of the big names of women’s circuit. The crowd response is also encouraging. Tickets of the last couple of days have more or less been sold out. People are eagerly waiting to see the big names of women’s tennis in action”.
Five of the top 30 players in the world, including Patty Schnyder of Switzerland, Hungarian Agnes Szavay, Austrian Sybille Bammer, Russian beauties Vera Zvonareva & reigning Sunfeast Open champion Maria Kirilenko are among the high-ranked players playing in Bangalore.
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