Defending champion and world No 4 Agnieszka Radwanska won't be returning to Auckland at the end of the year to defend her ASB Classic title.
Radwanska and Jerzy Janowicz have been confirmed on the Polish team for the mixed team's Hopman Cup tournament in Perth, the same week as the ASB Classic.
ASB Classic Tournament director Karl Budge heads to New York later today to continue his recruitment drive for the both the Classic and Heineken Open.
