18-year-old Latvian JelenaOstapenko has been granted a main draw wildcard into the ASB Classic for 2016. The former World Number Two Junior continues the ASB Classic’s reputation for attracting the brightest talent on the WTA Tour.
” In other news, as expected Kiwi Number One Marina Erakovic (135) has been confirmed to receive the other main draw wildcard. Erakovic is looking forward to a new year and putting her 2015 injury behind her. “I think Marina is one of the most underrated sports stars in New Zealand. Tennis is the toughest female sport on the planet and Marina has been at its top end for a number of years. Not too many kiwi sports stars have had the honour of playing on a stage as big as centre court at a Grand Slam. Marina has done that twice this year against top ten players and competed very well – coming within a whisker of beating two-time Wimbledon Champion Petra Kvitova (4)” said Budge. “She has won tournaments of this level and I hope we get the chance to see the best of Marina Erakovic in front of her home crowd”, he continued.
The ASB Classic will be played from 4 to 9 January at the ASB Tennis Arena in Auckland.
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