LINZ: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and two-time former champion Ana Ivanovic won in straight sets Thursday to reach the quarter-finals of the Generali Ladies. Azarenka beat Simona Halep of Romania 6-1, 6-1, and Ivanovic defeated Andrea Petkovic of Germany 6-4, 6-3. Azarenka dominated play from the baseline and hit 20 winners. "My game was more fluent than in the first round," Azarenka said. "My timing was better and I was less...
09:41 AM, Oct 12, 2012
Beijing: Former number ones Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were knocked out of the China Open in straight sets in the third round on Wednesday. The second round was completed when Maria Sharapova downed Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-2, and Slovenian qualifier Polana Hercog came from 5-1 down in the third set to beat Russia's Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (5), 3-6, 7-6 (3). Ivanovic was ousted 6-4, 6-3 by Romina...
07:31 PM, Oct 03, 2012
Tokyo: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic insisted she still had the game to challenge for grand slam titles after booking a spot in the second round of the Pan Pacific Open on Monday. The Serb, seeded 11th in Tokyo, beat Andrea Hlavackova 6-3 2-0 to advance after the Czech retired with a thigh injury after just 44 minutes. Thats the only reason Im still here, Ivanovic, who climbed to...
11:18 AM, Sep 24, 2012
New York: Former world number one Ana Ivanovic cruised into the third round of the US Open with a 6-2 6-2 victory over Swede Sofia Arvidsson under sunny skies on Thursday in Arthur Ashe Stadium. The 13th seeded Ivanovic, who broke Arvidsson's serve six times, needed only 64 minutes to advance while defeating her 28-year-old rival for the fourth time in five career meetings. In the third round, Ivanovic will...
11:12 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Wigan: Eden Hazard inspired Chelsea to a 2-0 win at Wigan on his Premier League debut, providing an assist for Branislav Ivanovic to score in the second minute before being fouled for Frank Lampard's penalty five minutes later. Chelsea remained comfortable for the rest of the match, although Wigan midfielder Jordi Gomez missed several chances in the second half. Chelsea manager Roberto Di Matteo was delighted with the Hazard's impact....
09:04 PM, Aug 19, 2012
London: Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic will be able to play in the Premier League club's opening match of the season against Wigan despite receiving a red card against Manchester City in the Community Shield on Sunday, his club said. The Serbian international had escaped the sanction as the Community Shield was not classed as a competitive first-team fixture, Chelsea said on their website (www.chelseafc.com). Ivanovic, 28, was issued with a...
08:05 PM, Aug 13, 2012
London: Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has claimed that he is on Real Madrid's wish-list for the new season. Spanish sources have reported that Ivanovic is high on Jose Mourinho's list of targets as the Portuguese coach looks to fine-tune his squad to give Madrid their 10th Champions League trophy in 2012-13. The 28-year-old defender, who started Serbia's 2-0 defeat against Spain on Saturday, stated that he is aware of Madrid's...
11:57 AM, May 28, 2012
Paris: Former champion Juan Carlos Ferrero disappointed the crowd by knocking out local player Jonathan Dasnieres de Veigy while Juan Martin del Potro overcame a knee injury to defeat Spaniard Albert Montanes and reach the second round of the French Open on a gentle opening day on Sunday. Ferrero knocked out a battling Roland Garros debutant de Veigy 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 in bright sunshine on the Suzanne Lenglen Court. The...
09:35 PM, May 27, 2012
Ana Ivanovic marched into the fourth round at Wimbledon with a 7-5 6-2 win. ...
07:06 PM, Jun 27, 2009
Ivanovic was barely the player crowned queen of Roland Garros last year. ...
12:04 PM, May 25, 2009
Ivanovic defeated Pavyluchenkova in semis while Zvonareva beat Azarenka. ...
12:49 PM, Mar 21, 2009
Federer won Indian Wells title three consecutive years beginning 2004. ...
12:34 PM, Mar 20, 2009
Roger Federer downed Croat Ivo Karlovic 7-6, 6-3 on Monday. ...
03:15 PM, Mar 17, 2009
Alisa Kleybanova will take on Jelena Dokic in the next round. ...
03:24 AM, Jan 24, 2009
Also, Ana Ivanovic led a trio of seeds to opening-day victories. ...
11:05 AM, Jan 19, 2009
