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11 Oct 2011 19:24

Hopman Cup - Wozniacki to make debut in mixed team event


World no. 1 Caroline Wozniacki will make her debut at the Hopman Cup for Denmark alongside countryman Frederik Nielsen from December 31, the tournament announced on Tuesday.

Wozniacki joins a list of former top players who have played the elite event: Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Monica Seles, Serena Williams and Justine Henin plus Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic, John McEnroe, Boris Becker and Ivan Lendl.

Other teams have also been finalised for the first event of the 2012 tennis season at the Burswood Dome.

Marion Bartoli and Richard Gasquet will play for France while three-time Hopman champion Spain will showcase Fernando Verdasco and Anabel Medina Garrigues. Bulgaria will be respresented by Tsvetana Pironkova and Grigor Dimitrov.

China will field women's French Open winner Li Na and partner Wu Di. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova will play with Tomas Berdych for the Czech Republic.

Host Australia will field Jarmila Gajdosova and Lleyton Hewitt, while the six-time champion US will see Bethanie Mattek-Sands and Mardy Fish play for them