Impressive Draw Set for Stuttgart’s Porsche Tennis Grand Prix
Posted by Aaress Lawless on Sep 28, 2008 | Print |
The 2008 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix begins on Monday in Stuttgart, Germany.
Not only is a magnificent Porsche 911 Carrera 4S Cabrio on the line at the Tier II tournament, but also the Sony Ericsson WTA Tour No. 1 ranking.
Current world No. 1 Serena Williams is scheduled to headline the event and is competing for the first time since she won the US Open.
Williams returns to action just in time as Sunday’s China Open champion Jelena Jankovic has crept up to within twenty-one points of her on the rankings. Although Jankovic would enjoy a new Porsche in her garage, recapturing the top spot would only help make the victory—and car—more enjoyable.
In total, eight members of the current Top 10 are scheduled to play at the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Williams leads the stellar field as the top seed, followed by Jankovic, Tokyo winner Dinara Safina, Olympic gold medalist Elena Dementieva, Svetlana Kuznetsova, Wimbledon champion Venus Williams, Vera Zvonareva, and Agnieszka Radwanska. Serena and Venus are on opposite sides of the draw and could only meet in the championship match.
For more information about Stuttgart or to view the main draw, please visit www.porsche-tennis.de.
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marie mcwilliams | Sep 29, 2008 | Reply
been waiting for the sisters to come back on the courts. i still follow tennis when they are not playing but NOBODY and i mean nobody, brings tennis to life the way they do! a tennis fan forever,a williams fan for life!!!