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Did you know?
Ana practiced in an empty swimming pool in her native Serbia.
Ana has won 8 WTA singles titles including a Grand Slam (Roland Garros in 2008).
Ana started playing tennis at age 5, inspired by Monica Seles, who is from the same country.
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Ana advances to the third round
9/1/2010
Ana continued showing a good form and easily defeated Jie Zheng of China 6-3 6-0.
Ana only suffered a bit of a challenge at the end of the first set, but then took complete control of the second, having had one of the best showings of the year.
It seems clear that Ana is definitely improving. Playing without pressure is a big plus for Ana but she is also regaining her confidence and her trademark forehand is starting to make damage again.
Her opponent in the next round is Virginie Razzano of France. The two split their two meeting and Ana won the last one in 2008.
Razzano is a former top 20 player but she is struggling to regain her form after suffering a serious injury and kept her out for an extended period of time.
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Second round interview
9/1/2010
After win over Jie Zheng
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Ana beats Makarova
8/30/2010
Ana beat Ekaterina Makarova of Russia 6-3 6-2 and advanced to the second round of the US Open.
Ana dominated the match and was never challenged. She won an impressive 77% of points on first serve and 65% on second serve and hit 27 winners and 20 unforced errors.
Ana was showing confidence, hitting the ball well. Her two main shots, the serve and the forehand were working well, as they did in Cincinnati and that might be a clear sign that Ana is on the path to recovering her old form.
Her second round opponent is Jie Zheng of China. Ana trails Zheng 1-2 and has lost their last two meetings, but while Zheng is not at the top of her game, Ana is improving after every match and she should be able to win this one.
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First round interview
8/30/2010
After win over Ekaterina Makarova...
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US Open draw released
8/26/2010
Ana will face Ekaterina Makarova of Russia in the first round. She has not played Makarova before.
Hopefully Ana will be fully recovered from the injury she suffered in Cincinnati and will continue building on her performance in Cincinnati.
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Ana pulls out of New Haven
8/20/2010
Ana has been forced to pull out of the upcoming tournament in New Haven because the injury she sustained in Cincinnati hasn't yet healed.
Ana tried to practice in New Haven but still felt pain.
She is confident she will be ready for the US Open.
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Ana retires injured in Cincinnati
8/14/2010
Ana suffered an injury in her left foot while trailing 1-2 against Kim Clijsters and was forced to retire.
When hitting a forehand, Ana felt something cracking in her left foot, hit another shot but felt a lot of pain and had to ask for the trainer.
She received treatment and had her foot taped but she was unable to put any weight in her foot and decided to retire from the match.
The extension of the injury is not known, Ana was going to have an MRI. Hopefully is not something serious that would keep her away from the courts for too long. Ana seemed to be getting her form back and in the past she has had problems recovering from situations like this.
Ana is scheduled to play New Haven in just over a week and at the moment it's not known if she will be able to play or not.
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Semifinals interview
8/14/2010
After loss to Kim Clijsters
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Ana wins again
8/13/2010
Ana beat Akgul Amanmuradova of Uzbekistan 6-1 6-3 in only 56 minutes to advance to her first semifinal since Rome.
Ana's good form in this tournament continues, after the tough win over Azarenka, she has breezed through the next 3 matches to reach this stage.
Her next match though will be a lot tougher against Kim Clijsters. Although the Belgian has not been playing her best tennis, it's a very tough opponent for Ana. They had only played once in Antwerp 2007 with Clijsters winning.
But if Ana loses, she still has reasons to be happy with her performance in this tournaments, they are definitely steps in the right direction and she needs to keep building from here.
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Current
Tournament
US Open
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Main Draw - Singles - Unseeded
August 30 - September 12, 2010
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| 1R | won | Ekaterina Makarova | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2R | won | Jie Zheng | 6-3 6-0 |
| 3R | | Virginie Razzano | |
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Rankings
Yearly:
36
Points:
1307
Weeks at # 1:
12
Prize Money
2010:
$338,403.00
Career:
$6,956,675.00
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
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