Jankovic doubtful for Sydney International
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World number one Jelena Jankovic is doubtful for the Sydney International tournament despite earlier confirming her entry, organisers said.
The 23-year-old Serb is still finalising her schedule for the early part of 2009 and has withdrawn from the official acceptance list, tournament director Craig Watson said in a statement.
"Players often end up rearranging their schedules a number of times and Jelena has not finalised her plans for 2009 yet," Watson said, adding that she could still seek a wildcard into the January 11-17 event.
Although bothered by a series of niggling injuries throughout the year, Jankovic won four titles and reached her first grand slam final at the US Open before losing to Serena Williams.
Jankovic has played in the Sydney tournament four times with her best performance being runner-up to Belgian Kim Clijsters in 2007.
The Sydney event is one of the traditional warm-up tournaments for the Australian Open, the year's first grand slam, which runs from January 19 to February 1.
-Reuters
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