Sharapova to meet Davenport in South Korea

SEOUL, Nov 15 (Reuters) Russia's world number two Maria Sharapova will play Lindsay Davenport in an exhibition match in January in South Korea, an official at Seoul's tennis association said today.

Sharapova, 19, will face American Davenport on January. 1 in the South Korean port city of Inchon, the official said by telephone.

Sharapova lost a previous exhibition match in Seoul in 2005 to American Venus Williams.

Next Tuesday, South Korea will also host an exhibition match between world number one Roger Federer of Switzerland and Spain's Rafael Nadal.

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