WTA Tour - Serena set for Sydney date

Eurosport - Thu, 16 Oct 07:50:00 2008

Serena Williams will launch her campaign for a fourth Australian Open title at next year's Sydney International.

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The 27-year-old American won the Australian Open in 2003, 2005 and 2007 and hopes a return to Sydney will help her chances of a 10th Grand Slam title after her victory at last month's US Open.

Williams has never won the Sydney International - which will be held at the Olympic tennis centre from January 11-17 - but has tasted success on the court after teaming up with older sister Venus to win the doubles gold medal at the 2000 Sydney Olympics.

Tournament organisers also said that current world number one Jelena Jankovic and second-ranked Dinara Safina will compete in the women's draw in Sydney while the men's event will feature Lleyton Hewitt, David Nalbandian and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.

Reuters

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  1. lana47g GO F*** URSELF!
    The williams are the ones to­ beat !!

    From yamminedavid, on Mon 5 Jan 11:43AM

  2. williams are simply best in the World,and it's­ true.I think that people who hate power tennis,they­ don't know tennis absolutely.Say to know rasism. Go­ Williams.

    From z.karaulashvili, on Wed 26 Nov 9:21AM

  3. @yekaterinabelle, please get back to hospitall for­ treatment :-)

    From Igor K, on Fri 17 Oct 6:57PM

  4. rude abusive item 13 NOT FROM US .,., been­ reported

    the address was forged highjacked counterfeit­ imitation .,.,!

    From yekaterinabelle, on Fri 17 Oct 10:17AM

  5. Yes and it`s soooo great to be American... ;-)

    From Igor K, on Thu 16 Oct 8:38PM

  6. The Williams are superstars! They have their own­ successful interior design and fashion business and­ then some. I couldn't care less about the haters!­ Jealousy is everywhere even in F1. Lweis Hamilton keep­ your head up babe, u can do it! The Williams have­ already achieved great status in sport and now they can­ choose to play which tournament they like, not week in­ week out!

    From Vic M, on Thu 16 Oct 8:17PM

  7. Yes definitly to lose some wait, and to stup drinking­ :-)

    From Igor K, on Thu 16 Oct 6:24PM

  8. Vamos Serena, u can do it, u can lose some weight and­ not be defeated in 1st round by qualifier. I believe­ she can reach 2nd round... :P :D

    From lana17g, on Thu 16 Oct 6:00PM

  9. o

    From yekaterinabelle, on Thu 16 Oct 5:39PM

  10. my spelling gets worse by evening

    should have said­ VAMOOS cheat JANKOVIC with drunken mother too

    From yekaterinabelle, on Thu 16 Oct 5:35PM

  11. VAMOS SERENA WILLIAMS!!!

    From yekaterinabellle, on Thu 16 Oct 3:59PM

  12. WHY DON'T YOU KONTROL THE CLIMATE OF YOUR PENNNIS­ RATHER THAN TALKING NONSENSE OVER THE WILLIAMS,­ ASSSHOLE!!!!

    From yekaterinabellle, on Thu 16 Oct 3:58PM

  13. INVALID INVALID

    From kontrol.climate, on Thu 16 Oct 8:12AM

  14. WILLIAMS SIS HAS $$300 MILLION TO REMAIN HAPPY­ MEANWHILE

    From kontrol.climate, on Thu 16 Oct 8:12AM

  15. williams sis meanwhile have over $$ 300 million
    to keep­ them happy

    From kontrol.climate, on Thu 16 Oct 8:06AM
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