Venus Williams set to play at the BMW Malaysian Open 2012

Good news to Malaysian fans! One half of the Williams sisters will be coming to this part of the world early next year.

CARBON Worldwide, the organiser of the WTA Tour BMW Malaysian Open, has confirmed the participation of former world no. 1 Venus Williams for the US$220,000 tournament on Feb 27-March 4 at the Bukit Kiara Equestrian and Country Resort.

Make sure to remind Venus not to wear her skin coloured underwear in this country or else she'll be targeted by certain religious groups here.

(Via NST)

Singapore Women’s Tennis Exhibition 2011: Stosur, Radwanska, Pennetta, Hantuchova among to play this December

Singapore Women’s Tennis Exhibition (SWTE) is set to bring 6 WTA tennis players for an exciting 3-day knock-out tournament, on 16th to 18th December 2011.



They are US Open Women’s Single Champion Samantha Stosur, world no. 8 Agnieszka Radwanska, Italian favourite Flavia Pennetta, hottie Daniela Hantuchova, Spanish player Anabel Medina Garrigues and Asia’s Peng Shuai.

The tickets are available for purchase from SISTIC.

The last time Singapore organised a women's tennis exhibition was back in 2007 that featured Maria Sharapova and Anna Chakvetadze.

Anna Chakvetadze named sexiest woman in Russian politics

Recently Russian netizens took part in a poll for the sexiest woman in Russian politics.

Unexpectedly the honour went to former tennis player Anna Chakvetadze.

Chakvetadze who turned to politics after her tennis career was threatened by health problems will run for election in December for the lower house of the Russian state parliament with the Right Cause Party.

She reached her career-high professional singles ranking of world no. 5 in 2007 and have won 8 WTA titles.