VILLAIN-turned-hero of Australian tennis Jelena Dokic is a last-minute withdrawal from next week’s Soweto Open women’s event at the Arthur Ashe Tennis complex – leaving Michaella Krajicek, sister of former Wimbledon champion Richard Krajicek, as the main drawcard.
Great Britain’s 127th-ranked Katie O’Brien is the highest-ranked women among the 24 direct entries released on Tuesday for the R8-million sponsored tournament that boats R1-million in prize money, but The Netherlands’ Krajicek, a former world number 30 who has been featured in Glamour magazine, could be the player to watch.
The 20-year-old from Almere in The Netherlands, reached a career high of 30th last year, but her progress was marred by successive wrist and knee injuries.
Presently ranked 136th in the world. she is on the comeback trail and recently reached the quarterfinals in the WTA’s Memphis Open.
– Nampa-AFP
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