Sharapova to play exhibition match in Singapore
Singapore,
Nov
30:
Maria
Sharapova
is
all
set
to
make
her
debut
in
Singapore
when
she
takes
on
Anna
Chakvetadze
in
an
exhibition
match.
Sharapova, who has won two grand slam titles, will play the world number six on December 30 at the Singapore Indoor Stadium, organisers said on Friday.
The 20-year-old was runner-up in the season-ending WTA tour championship in Madrid after making a top-five finish in the tour rankings for the fourth consecutive year.
The match will be a repeat of this year's Australian Open quarter-finals, when Sharapova beat Chakvetadze in straight sets en-route to the final, where she lost to Serena Williams.
Chakvetadze later reached the semi-finals of this year's U.S. Open in New York.
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Story first published: Friday, November 30, 2007, 17:22 [IST]