India's
Sania Mirza is skipping her homecountry event due to the intense media spotlight, but three of the Top 10 players are posting this week for the WTA Tour's lone event, the
Bangalore Open.
Serb
Jelena Jankovic is the top seed, with Americans Venus and
Serena Williams rounding out the Top 10 representation.
Other seeded players are Swiss
Patty Schnyder, Hungarian
Agnes Szavay, Austrian
Sybille Bammer, and Russians
Vera Zvonareva and
Maria Kirilenko.
Seeded in the bottom half, the Williams sisters are slated to meet in the semifinals.
In last year's final, Russian
Yaroslava Shvedova upset No. 1 seed
Mara Santangelo of Italy in straight sets.
