Alicia Molik to play in Sony Ericsson WTA Intnl in Bangalore

Bangalore, Jan 4 (UNI) Australian Alicia Molik has confirmed to play in the Sony Ericsson WTA International, to be held here from February 12 to 18.

In a release here, Alicia said she was looking forward to play in the city, about which she had heard so much. She was keen to get her ranking back on track.

A wild card entrant in the Australian Open, 25-year-old Alicia had won the bronze medal at the Athens Olympics and was active between 1998 and 2004, before she missed events in 2005 due to illness. She bounced back into the game since the middle of last year. Her best on the WTA tour was rank eight.

Alicia joined Serena Williams, who had already confirmed for the tier-III event.

Tournament Director and Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association Secretary C S Sunder Raju said Alicia's presence in the Bangalore event had made the line up more challenging and interesting.

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