Serena and Venus to play in Milan Exhibition

The 13-time singles Grand Slam champion Serena Williams and her sister Venus Williams will play an Exhibition match in Milan, schedule to begin on Saturday 3rd December.

The former World No. 1 Serena and Venus will clash against World No. 11th ranked Francesca Schiavone and Flavia Pennetta of Italy in the exhibition tournament in Milan this weekend. Both the sisters have return back to action, after suffering from several injuries and illness. The Milan Exhibition tournament organizers said the event will feature four singles matches and one doubles match at the Mediolanum Forum on Saturday.

The World No. 13th ranked Serena, who has clinched two WTA championships at Rogers Cup and Toronto Masters this season and withdrawn from all events with injury. Venus has clinched victory over Serena in an Exhibition match in Colombia in straight sets with a 6-4 and 7-6 (5) on last weekend, where both the sisters are back to court, since 2011 US Open in August. The Williams sisters have skipped from the 2009 and 2010 Fed Cup titles, when Italian stars Schiavone and Pennetta led Italy past the United States.

The seven-time major title holder Venus has posted a message on her Facebook wall that she is getting ready to play in Milan for the first time and looking forward to show best performance. Venus is very eager to play in front of the Italian fans. She is planning to begin her 2012 WTA Tour in January at the ASB Classic in Auckland.