29 Dec 2012

Sharapova and Williams expected to be fit for Brisbane

4:26 pm on 29 December 2012

Organisers says high profile tennis playersMaria Sharapova and Serena Williams will be fit to play at the Brisbane International, which begins this weekend, after injury scares.

French Open champion Sharapova pulled out of an exhibition match against Caroline Wozniacki scheduled for Friday in Seoul because of a sore collarbone.

Williams, who won a fifth Wimbledon title, Olympic singles gold and a fourth US Open crown in 2012, also pulled out of an exhibition against China's Li Na in Thailand last week.

However, the American has been given the green light to participate in Brisbane following toe surgery.