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Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver Santonio Holmes (L) keeps both feet in the end zone as he beats Arizona Cardinals safety Aaron Francisco to catch the game winning touchdown pass late in the fourth quarter of Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa, February 1, 2009. Credit: REUTERS/Brian Snyder

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Serena to play in Bangalore Open

MUMBAI, India
Wed Jan 23, 2008 8:18am EST
Serena Williams hits a return to Serbia's Jelena Jankovic during their quarter-finals match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne January 22, 2008. Williams will play in the WTA Bangalore Open this year, organisers said on Wednesday. REUTERS/Petar Kujundzic

MUMBAI, India (Reuters) - Former world number one Serena Williams will play in the WTA Bangalore Open this year, organisers said on Wednesday.

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The 26-year-old American, winner of eight grand slam titles, had pulled out of the event last year due to illness.

A statement from the organisers said Russian Vera Zvonareva will also play in the March 3-9 tier II event along with world number seven Serena, who lost to Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the quarter-finals of the Australian Open on Tuesday.

(Reporting by Sanjay Rajan; Editing by Pritha Sarkar)
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