Czech leads ladies’ entry

Friday 5th March 2010, 2:59PM GMT.

Elena Bovina in action in Jersey in 2000

WORLD number 85 Sandra Zahlavova tops the list of entries into this month’s $25,000 ITF ladies’ tennis tournament at Les Ormes.

The event, which runs alongside the men’s $50,000 ATP Challenger competition, also features the winner of the singles title in 2000, Elena Bovina.

The Russian, a quarter-finalist at the US Open in 2002 who broke into the top 15 in the world rankings in 2004, returns to Jersey as she continues her comeback from injury which forced her off the professional circuit for around a year.

Briton Katie O’Brien will not be back to defend her title but her 2009 opponent Claire Feuerstein will feature and will no doubt be hoping to put things right after retiring injured in the final last year.

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