Ana destined for New York extravanganza November 12, 2008 / Ana is set to take part in the inaugural BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie-Jean King Cup, an exhibition tournament that will take place in New York on 2 March 2009. She will appear alongside two of this year’s other Grand Slam winners in Venus and Serena Williams, plus current world No.1 Jelena Jankovic. Ana將參加Billie Jean King Cup 這是一個表演賽 明年3/2將在麥迪遜廣場舉行 參加者還有威廉絲姐妹與Jankovic Dubbed “Tennis Night in America”, the indoor event at Madison Square Garden will feature a unique format, with two semi-finals preceding a final on the same night. The semi-final matches will incorporate “no-ad” scoring and will be played over one set; the final will be a best-of-three set match with traditional scoring, although a tiebreak will replace the deciding set. 兩場單打四強都是打單盤 沒有ad (直接搶四分定勝負) 決賽將會採三盤二勝制 第三盤將用搶七(應該是supertiebreak 那就是搶十)取代 The night, which will benefit the Dream Vaccines Foundation charity, will also feature a special tribute to women’s sports. “I’m sure it’s going to be a great event,” said Ana. “As exhibition tournaments go, it doesn’t come much better than this. It’s going to be a great thrill to play against the world’s best players in such a famous venue. ” StarGames President Jerry Solomon, who is the promoter of the event, said: “ We saw from our Sampras/Federer ‘Battle for Tennis History’ in March that the New York audience and the tennis community was hungry to have world class tennis back at Madison Square Garden. “With the BNP Paribas Showdown we will bring together some of the biggest names in tennis, sports and entertainment to not only showcase the top women in the world but also honour Billie Jean King. We are looking forward once again to a tremendous night at the Garden, one that tennis fans won’t want to miss.” For ticket information, visit Ticketmaster or www.thegarden.com, or call +18664487849. -- --

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