Roddick made the announcement after beating Richard Gasquet of France 6-3 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International.
Forced to withdraw from her scheduled opening event of 2010, the Brisbane International, Safina was then beaten by compatriot Elena Dementieva in the quarterfinals in Sydney.
Odesnik, ranked 98 in the world, was stopped by customs officers when he arrived in the country for the Brisbane International, ahead of the Australian Open in January.
In the accompanying men's tournament in Brisbane, top seed Andy Roddick cruised into the quarterfinals of the Brisbane International with a 7-6 6-3 win over Australian Carsten Ball.
Meanwhile, Gilles Simon continued his preparations for the first Grand Slam of 2013, which is held in Melbourne between 14 and 27 January, by reaching the Brisbane International's second round.
Sharapova, last year's Australian Open runner-up, pulled out of the Brisbane International with a right collarbone injury two weeks ago and had not played a competitive match this year until her 6-0, 6-0 win over fellow Russian Olga Puchkova in the first round Monday.
The decision was announced at a meeting of the International Federation in Brisbane on Thursday.
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He opted for physiotherapy instead of an operation and continued playing international cricket until the first Test against Australia in Brisbane five months ago.
O'Driscoll, a product of Blackrock College, made his international debut as a raw 20-year-old against Australia in Brisbane in 1999.
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Both players are in form with wild card entrant Henin reaching the final at Brisbane a fortnight ago in her first tournament back, while Dementieva won the Sydney International last week after beating world number one Serena Williams in the final.
This year, UNESCO will celebrate World Press Freedom Day with an international conference of media professionals entitled Freedom of Information: the Right to Know, in Brisbane (Australia) on 2 and 3 May.
The Samoa international, who can play at either half-back or full-back, joined Sheffield from Brisbane club Souths Logan Magpies.
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