Li Na to play Djokovic in battle of sexes

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IANS Beijing
Last Updated : Sep 06 2013 | 6:51 PM IST

China's top women tennis player Li Na will play world No.1 men's singles player Novak Djokovic of Serbia in a battle of sexes here Sep 27.

It will be a charity match and its income will go to a tennis development fund in China, the organisers said Friday, reports Xinhua.

Both Li Na and Djokovic are competing at the US Open. Li Na faces world No.1 Serena Williams in the semifinals and Djorkovic meets Stanislas Wawrinka from Switzerland at the same stage.

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First Published: Sep 06 2013 | 6:46 PM IST

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