Kournikova to compete in Indonesia

JAKARTA: Russian tennis star Anna Kournikova has confirmed she will play in the US$225,000 Wismilak International in Bali, Indonesia, from Sept. 10 to Sept. 16.

"We talked with Kournikova and her agent during the Nasdaq tournament in Florida about three weeks ago and she confirmed she would play in Bali," tournament director Kevin Livesey told a media conference here on Wednesday.

Besides Kournikova, who is currently ranked 67th in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) Tour, Livesey said that he was negotiating with world No. 2 Kim Clijsters of Belgium.

The organizers are also expecting Conchita Martinez (ranked 25) of Spain, Tamarine Tanasugarn (32) of Thailand, Jelena Dokic (10) of Yugoslavia as well as local star and 2001 champion Angelique Widjaja (63).--JP