Sharapova to meet Davenport in South Korea

Russia's world number two Maria Sharapova will play Lindsay Davenport in an exhibition match in January in South Korea, an official at Seoul's tennis association said on Wednesday.
Sharapova, 19, will face American Davenport on Jan. 1 in the South Korean port city of Inchon, the official said by telephone.

Sharapova lost a previous exhibition match in Seoul in 2005 to American Venus Williams.

Next Tuesday, South Korea will also host an exhibition match between world number one Roger Federer of Switzerland and Spain's Rafael Nadal.