Ljubicic joins Stella entry list

LONDON, Apr 3 (Reuters) Croatia's Ivan Ljubicic will join Spain's Rafael Nadal in making his debut at the grasscourt Stella Artois Championships in June.

Organisers said today the Croatian world number five, who lost in yesterday's Miami Masters final to Roger Federer, had committed to the June 12-18 event that serves as a warm-up for the Wimbledon grasscourt grand slam.

World number six Nikolay Davydenko of Russia and number eight James Blake of the United States have also been added to the entry list.

French Open champion and world number two Nadal, the only man to beat Federer this year, has already committed to the event on his least favourite surface.

Defending champion Andy Roddick and Australian Lleyton Hewitt are also scheduled to play.

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