Archive for category: Ana Ivanovic
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Ivanovic out of Tokyo, Hampton beats Kanepi
With the demise of no 11 seed Ana Ivanovic who lost to Ursula Radwanska 6-3 4-6 2-6 and no 4 seed Petra Kvitova who was beaten by her namesake Petra Martic in straight sets 6-4 6-4, no 15 seed Kaia Kanepi took to the court to do battle with the [...] -
Ivanovic, Petrova and Goerges ease into 2nd round of Tokyo
Ana Ivanovic, Julia Goerges, and Nadia Petrova moved into the second round of 2012 Tokyo WTA tournament with a minimum of fuss. Former top-ranked Serbian Ivanovic has obtained eleven WTA titles in previous years, but has not managed to lift any trophies in 2012 yet. She started Toray Pan Pacific [...] -
Serena Williams overcomes Ivanovic, plays Errani in US Open SFs
Serena Williams secured herself a 2012 US Open semifinal spot with a straight sets 6-1 6-3 victory over former world no.1 Ana Ivanovic. Williams, who is aiming to win her fourth US Open crown, has now lost only 4 games alltogether in her last two matches, having beaten Hlavackova 6-0 [...] -
Serena storms into US Open 2012 semis
In typical Serena Williams style, this year’s Wimbledon and Olympics singles and doubles (with her sister, Venus) gold medal winner has played herself into top form at the tail end of the US Open and now seems almost unstoppable in her quest for a fourth US Open title and fourteenth [...] -
Ana Ivanovic Still Finding Her Place on the WTA Tour
When Ana Ivanovic entered the quarterfinals of this year’s 2012 US Open, it marked a historical moment for the Serbian star as it was the first time she had reached the final eight of a Major since winning Roland Garros back in 2008. That fact alone punctuates what has been [...] -
Ivanovic back to her best, reaches US Open quarterfinals
The past few years have been tumultuous for Ana Ivanovic, but she is finally back in the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam. On Monday, she beat the gifted but unpredictable Tsvetana Pironkova with a 6-0 6-4 scoreline, breaking her opponent seven times and clocking an impressive 28 winners. The 2008 [...] -
Ivanovic and Cibulkova Win in Straight Sets, Enter US Open 3rd Round
12th seed Ana Ivanovic made light work of her opponent Sofia Arvidsson, advancing to the 3rd round with a 6-2 6-2 victory. The 24 year old is coming into the tournament with a 25-15 record for the season. Once ranked no. 1 four years ago, Ivanovic has struggled at times [...] -
Jankovic and Kerber Breeze through US Open 1st Round Matches
6th seed Angelique Kerber and 30th seed Jelena Jankovic had no trouble at all in their 1st round matches today in Flushing Meadows. Kerber was up first and playing against Anne Keothavong of Great Britain. The German set the pace early, giving no time for the veteran Keothavong to find her [...] -
Vinci crushes Ivanovic without dropping a game in Montreal
One of the home crowd’s favourites and hope for the singles title at the 2012 edition of the Rogers Cup being played at the Uniprix Stadium in Montreal this year, Aleksandra Wozniak downed formed world number one and 13th seed Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in just an hour and a [...] -
Venus Williams bows out of Olympic tournament as Kim Clijsters powers through
Five time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams crashed out of the 2012 London Olympic Tennis tournament as seventh seed Angelique Kerber of Germany won in straight sets to progress to the Quarter Finals. Williams was broke as early as the second game but managed to break back in the eighth to [...] -
Ivanovic into third round as Baltacha fails to match former no.1′s play
Two days after revealing that she needs surgery on at least one of her ankles and could quit professional tennis after London 2012, British no. 1 Elena Baltacha lost a well-fought match to Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, 6-4, 7-6 (7-5). With her ankle heavily strapped up, Baltacha was left battling to [...] -
Ivanovic and Clijsters win opening matches at the 2012 London Olympics
The London 2012 Olympic games started with a fantastic opening ceremony. Showing some of the history of Britian (from the industrial revolution, through to modern day and even possibly into the future). Now that the 30th Olympic games have officially begun, all the sports and matches are also officially underway. [...] -
Serena Williams beats Jankovic in the first round of the Olympics
Serena Williams marched into the second round of the Olympic games after defeating former world no.1 Jelena Jankovic with a very convincing scoreline 6-3 6-1. Williams is aiming to win her first Olympic singles gold, she has got two gold medals from the doubles competition. The American has just won [...]
