By IANS
Bangalore : Serbian star and World No. 4 Jelena Jankovic has joined the growing list of superstars for the Bangalore Open tennis tournament to be held March 3-9.
Other top stars already confirmed for the $ 600,000 Tier II WTA event Williams sisters – Serena and Venus, Switzerland’s Patty Schnyder and Agnes Szavay of Hungary.
The 22-year-old Jankovic reached semi-finals of the US Open in 2006 and again made the semis at both the 2007 French and 2008 Australian Opens.
“Jankovic is considered one of the toughest players in the game and as the top-ranked player here, she will start as one of the favourites but with such strong opposition it will be a test of her character and skill to capture the title,” Tournament Director and Secretary of Karnataka State Lawn Tennis Association, Sunder Raju, told reporters.
Jankovic said she was looking forward to playing a tough tournament in Bangalore.
“It is great to be part of India’s first Tier II tennis extravaganza at Bangalore. I look forward to play some tough tennis in front of a passionate lovers of the sport,” she said in a statement issued through the promoters.
Jankovic won the first Grand Slam title of her career in mixed doubles at Wimbledon 2007.
The winner of the Bangalore Open, to be staged at the KSLTA Kingfisher Stadium, would take home $ 95,500 and 300 WTA points.