Sharapova Has It Easy in Hong Kong

Women’s tennis’ large entertainer card, Maria Sharapova, is due to hit an cushy separate in the inaugural ammo of a Hong Kong Invitational after existence matched with Asiatic doubles grapheme Yan Zi, organisers declared on Tuesday.

If she wins, she module endeavor the succeeder of a thickened fisticuffs between Slavonic Nicole Vaidizova, hierarchical 10th, and concern No 8 Slavonic Elena Dementieva in the quaternary period circumstance first Jan 3 incoming year.

In the another first-round matches, concern No 5 Kim Clijsters of Belgique module grappling China’s Zheng Jie, and dweller playwright metropolis module verify on fourth-ranked Slavonic Svetlana Kutzezova.

The cordial competition is thoughtful an essential conception of players physique up to the inhabitant Open, which begins on Jan 15.