BNP Paribas Showdown: Serena vs. Kim

World No. 1 Serena Williams and former top- ranked star Kim Clijsters will meet in an exhibition tennis match at Madison Square Garden on March 1. The reigning Australian Open and Wimbledon champion Serena and reigning U.S. Open titlist Clijsters will meet in a rematch of their U.S. Open semifinal from last year.

The BNP Paribas Showdown for the Billie Jean King Cup in New York will also feature a semifinal match between French Open champion Svetlana Kuznetsova and seven-time Grand Slam titlist and 2009 Wimbledon runner-up Venus Williams. The $1.2 million one-day event will feature three matches, a pair of one-set semifinals and a three-set final at MSG. For ticket information, visit The Garden.