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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 and Jankovic lost in doubles
02/07/10
Ana Ivanovic

Ana and her partner Jelena Jankovic lost the decisive doubles match against Alisa Kleybanova and Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia, therefore, Serbia lost the tie 2-3.

Ana loses to Kleybanova
02/07/10
Ana Ivanovic

Ana lost to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia 2-6 3-6 in her second singles match of the Fed Cup tie against Russia.

Not surprising since Ana's game have been going downward for quite a long time now. We don't know what it takes for Ana to realize that the Adidas coaching team is not helping her at all and she needs to hire a full time coach that will dedicate all his/her time to improve her game and give her the support she needs to get over the slump.

Serbia stays alive thanks to Jelena Jankovic's win over Svetlana Kuznetsova and the tie will be decided by the doubles match.

Ana loses in Fed Cup
02/06/10
Ana Ivanovic

Ana lost to Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 1-6 4-6 in the first singles match of Serbia's Fed Cup tie against Russia in Belgrade.

Ana looked lost and as many times in the past, her shot selection was very poor. This has been the main reason why Ana has been in such a slump.

All not was lost for Serbia as Jelena Jankovic came back from a set and a break down to beat Alisa Kleybanova and tie the score 1-1.

Tomorrow Ana will face Kleybanova and Jankovic will play Kuznetsova, and both will play doubles against Vera Dushevina and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (if necessary), they need to win 2 of these matches to win the tie.

Ana loses to Dulko
01/21/10
Ana Ivanovic

Ana is out of the Australian Open after losing her second round match to Gisela Dulko in 3 sets, in a match that lasted more than 2 hours and 40 minutes ...

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Ana lost to Gisela Dulko of Argentina 7-6(6) 5-7 4-6.

This match was a proof that Ana problems are still present. She has the game but mentally she is unable to execute throughout the entire match. Too often she has sloppy moments that shred her confidence while have the opposite effect in her opponents and that is exactly what happened today.

Ana found herself in trouble in the second set, when she fell behind 1-4 with two breaks. Then she started to find her rhytm and for moment, she played at a great level.

She was serving well, her forehand was causing a lot of damange, like in the old days and even her backhand and net play were working.

She managed to win 4 games in a row to take a 5-4 lead, eventually the game went to a tiebreak and Ana started playing erratically when leading 4-2 and Dulko took the lead. Ana however recovered her form and was able to close out the tiebreak.

She got an early break in the second set but then everything fell apart, Ana became tentative, again, thinking too much of how to play a point rather than just playing it. With each point Ana became angrier and more anxious while Dulko was gaining confidence and started to go for her shots, putting Ana on the defensive.

The third set did not start well and Ana lost her serve early in the set.

With Dulko serving at deuce, Ana hit a great forehand return that clearly landed on the line, the ball wasn't called by the line person but the umpire overruled and gave the point to Dulko.

It was a huge error by the umpire, specially considering that it was on her side or the court. The umpire should never overrule unless she is sure and she obviously wasn't since she was wrong. One has to wonder how an umpire like that can be in a match at a grand slam, it was only a point but a costly one that the umpire simply gave to Dulko.

Surely Ana should have moved on but she was obviously angry and played very bad in her next service game, falling behind 2-5.

At that point, helped by some erros by Dulko, Ana started to loose up and her game followed, the forehand was working again, she was once more dictating.

Ana broke twice and held her serve to go 4-5, but then lost her concentration in the next game and lost the match.

Ana's game has notably improved but she still need to work on the mental side, and we insists that she needs a full time coach and needs to get out of the Adidas coaching agreement.

Dulko dumps wasteful Ivanovic
01/21/10

Gisela Dulko narrowly lived up to her reputation as one of the most dangerous floaters in women's tennis with a 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 victory over No.20 seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round at Australian Open 2010, but not without raising some significant question marks over her own form...

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By Charlotte James Gisela Dulko narrowly lived up to her reputation as one of the most dangerous floaters in women's tennis with a 6-7(6) 7-5 6-4 victory over No.20 seed Ana Ivanovic in the second round at Australian Open 2010, but not without raising some significant question marks over her own form. It was a match high on fist pumps and on errors - 75 for Ivanovic and 71 for Dulko over the course of the two-hour, 42-minute encounter at Margaret Court Arena. Unfortunately, most of the gesticulations were empty promises of a battle that never eventuated, the combatants appearing, at times, to be playing scissors, paper, rock to decide the match outcome. Dulko came out of the blocks fastest, breaking Ivanovic's serve in the opening game of the first set and racing to a 4-1 lead with a double break, thanks to three consecutive groundstroke errors from Ivanovic. Ivanovic's serve was patchy at its best and outright wayward at its worst, the Serbian still unable to get on top of the haywire ball toss that has hampered her entire AO Series campaign. In spite of her woes, she managed to wrestle herself back onto level terms at 4-4 in the opener, largely due to a spate of mistakes by the Argentine. Despite the visible inhibition in both women's play, they somehow managed to hold their serves and force a tie-breaker. It was Ivanovic's turn to take the early initiative, claiming the opening four points, but the set was far from over, Dulko reeling off five points in a row to overtake her opponent before again letting Ivanovic in with a backhand error. The Serb set up set point with a rare forehand winner from the net before Dulko committed her fourth double fault for the match, surrendering the breaker 8-6. The second set started and ended in a mirror image of the first. This time it was Ivanovic's turn to take the early lead and she who, trailing 5-6, presented the set-deciding service break to Dulko with a double fault. The error-laden play continued in the decider, Dulko breaking twice to advance to a 5-2 lead before an attack of vertigo struck as she served for the match. Three nervy games later, Ivanovic had secured the second break-back to trail 4-5 on serve. Almost predictably, the Serb was unable to string together the first serves she needed to draw things back to level, and some impressive Dulko forehands - by far the most penetrating aspect of her game - helped her to pull off her biggest upset since she beat Maria Sharapova in the second round at Wimbledon in 2009. Despite the victory, it was a less-than-convincing performance by the Argentine, who will face No.9 seed Vera Zvonareva in the third round. She committed 10 double faults, managed to get just 60 per cent of first serves in, and won only 32 per cent of points off her second serve. Following the match, Ivanovic confessed that continued tinkering with her service action had contributed hugely to her worst Australian Open showing since 2006. "It was one of the problems, for sure," she said. "There are things I'm working on. (The) serve is a big part of that progress. I feel it's been going well at times, but it's just not consistent like I would like it to be. It just might just take some time, and I have to accept that, although it's hard." The popular Serb, who reached the final in Melbourne in 2008, valiantly tried to take some positives from another disappointing Grand Slam showing. "I do feel better on the court. I'm playing much better. I feel like my old self," she said. "There are still some areas that are not there for me to rely on when … I need them the most. Some matches it's there, some not. I just have to sort of keep my head up and try to improve."

Ivanovic through in controlled display
01/19/10

Former Australian Open finalist Ana Ivanovic has progressed into the second round of Australian Open 2010, knocking out American qualifier Shenay Perry 6-2 6-3 in front of a packed Margaret Court Arena on Tuesday...

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By Vanessa Skendaris

Ivanovic, the 20th seed for the tournament, started her first round match well, securing the first break of the opening set after the 25-year-old American hit a backhand volley wide.

Serving at 3-1, Ivanovic was unable to hold serve and handed back the break with a forehand into the net.

After trading breaks, the women’s 2008 runner-up took control, breaking Perry’s serve for the third time en route to claiming the first set 6-2 in 31 minutes.

Once Ivanovic found her range, she strolled through the second set, racing to a 5-1 lead. Perry tried approaching the net to put pressure on the Serb, but struggled with her volleys.

The big-serving American did not back down, with Perry composing herself and breaking the Ivanovic serve to bring herself back into the match.

Serving at 5-3, Ivanovic struggled with her serve in the windy conditions with two double faults, but bounced back with a 172km/h ace to save one of four break points for the game. Ivanovic managed to hold serve, closing out the set 6-3 after Perry dumped a groundstroke into the net.

Despite having trouble in the final game, Ivanovic served consistently, winning 81 per cent of her first serves and firing three aces.

“I was pleased with the way I played. The conditions were very tough. It was very cold and windy and a lot different than Brisbane or what I [have] been used to,” Ivanovic said post-match.

“But I just tried to work my way through, just taking time, try to stay composed. I thought I played well and served good.”

With the win, Ivanovic now holds a 4-0 head-to-head record against the American. She will meet the winner of the Zuzana Kucova/Gisela Dulko match in the next round.

Ana beats Perry and advances to the second round
01/18/10
Ana Ivanovic

Ana beats Shenay Perry in her first match at the Australian Open, showing she is lowing getting her game back ...

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Ana beat Shenay Perry of the United States 6-2 6-3 in 1 hour and 6 minutes to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.

Ana was dominant, serving well and hitting winners off both sides. She was also coming to the net, a sign her confidence is growing and she did not have too much trouble with the toss, another good sign.

It's true that her opponent wasn't a real test, but it's positive that Ana is starting to believe in herself, not thinking too much and rather play by her instincts. She is a naturally talented player who needs to let her game flow instead of thinking what shot to use or where ot hit the ball.

And did have a letdown when leading 5-1 in the second set. She was broken and suddenly her opponent started going for her shots while Ana became tentative.

And did remain calm, despite double-faulting twice when serving for the match, she regained her composure and played the big points well, some serve winners helped her get over the hurdle and she finally closed out the match.

Again, if she was facing another kind of player, that letdown could had mant losing the second set and facing the uphill battle of getting out in the game, with the memory of so many matches lost that way, but Ana is fighting to regain her form and specially her confidence, she is far from the level that took her to the #1 ranking, but seems to be going in the right direction.

Her opponnent in the next round is the winner of Gisela Dulko of Argentina and Zuzana Kucova of Slovakia.

The Australian Open Draw is out
01/14/10
Ana Ivanovic

The draw for the Australian Open is out and Ana is seeded #20 and will face a qualifier in the first round.

Last year Ana lost in the third round to Alisa Kleybanova of Russia, in the first of many dissapontments during the year.

Ana shown a much better form and confidence last week in Brisbane and hopefully they will carry on to Melbourne.

In theory, Ana should not have problems in the first two rounds, that is if the Ana that shows up is the Ana we saw in Brisbane and not the one we saw for most of 2009.

If she makes it that far, Ana could face defending champion and world #1 Serena Williams in the quarterfinals.

Last Tournament
Fed Cup - World Group - 1st round

Main Draw - Singles
February 6 - February 7, 2010

1R	lost	Svetlana Kuznetsova	1-6 4-6
2R	lost	Alisa Kleybanova	2-6 3-6

Main Draw - Doubles
February 7 - February 7, 2010

Partner: Jelena Jankovic (SRB)

lost

Kleybanova / Kuznetsova

1-6 4-6

Next Tournaments

02/14/10	Dubai
03/10/10	Indian Wells
03/23/10	Miami
05/08/10	Madrid
05/23/10	Roland Garros
06/21/10	Wimbledon
08/14/10	Montreal
08/30/10	US Open
10/04/10	Beijing

Rankings

Singles: 23 Points: 2067

Yearly: 28 Points: 230

Weeks at # 1: 12

Prize Money
2010: $36,367.00
Career: $6,654,639.00