Tennis: Sharapova to join Murray in Brisbane

Sharapova will be making her first appearance at Australian Open at the Brisbane International.

SYDNEY: French Open winner Maria Sharapova will join US Open champions Serena Williams and Andy Murray in warming up for next year’s Australian Open at the Brisbane International. Sharapova will be making her first appearance at the event, which takes place at the Queensland Tennis Centre from December 31 to January 6. “Going into Australia after a long-off season you always want to have the best possible matches,” said Sharapova. “I tried to put Brisbane on the map last year but unfortunately couldn’t make it out of injury. I have heard so many great things about it.”

Published in The Express Tribune, September 14^th, 2012.