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Ivanovic flops yet again

Sports | Tennis
2009-9-3

ANA Ivanovic discovered there was nowhere to hide at Flushing Meadows as she slumped out of the US Open in the first round with a 6-2, 3-6, 6-7 (7) defeat by Ukrainian Kateryna Bondarenko on Tuesday. Last year the...

Ivanovic, Hewitt struggle to advance

Sports | Tennis
2009-5-25

DEFENDING champion Ana Ivanovic struggled on the important points in her opening match at the French Open before beating Sara Errani of Italy 7-6 (3), 6-3 yesterday to reach the second round in Paris. The eighth-seeded...

Jankovic wins, Ivanovic falls

Sports | Tennis
2009-5-7

FRENCH Open champion Ana Ivanovic was upset by Agnieszka Radwanska 6-1, 3-6, 6-4 yesterday in the third round of the Italian Open, while defending champion Jelena Jankovic reached the quarterfinals when her opponent...

Ivanovic and Safin's Aussie dreams over

Sports | Tennis
2009-1-24

ANA Ivanovic's hopes of a return trip to the Australian Open final fell apart in a barrage of mistakes yesterday as Russia's Alisa Kleybanova ousted her 7-5, 6-7 (5), 6-2 in the third round. With 19-year-old...

Ivanovic survives another long battle

Sports | Tennis
2009-1-8

FACING two match points and a shock exit, Ana Ivanovic suddenly rediscovered her game yesterday to hold off Italian Roberta Vinci and reach the Brisbane International quarterfinals. Top-seeded Ivanovic advanced...

Zheng fights back to oust Ivanovic

Sports | Tennis
2008-9-27

ZHENG Jie thrills home fans by upsetting world No. 4 Ana Ivanovic to book a place in the China Open semifinals yesterday. The 25-year-old doubles specialist showed the fighting qualities that took her to the last...

Five in frame for women's top rank

Sports | Tennis
2008-8-31

TOP-SEEDED world No. 1 Ana Ivanovic fell victim to the wave of volatility in women's tennis when she was ousted from the US Open in the second round by 188th-ranked qualifier Julie Coin of France. The abrupt exit,...

Ivanovic loses, Nadal cruises

Sports | Tennis
2008-8-30

TOP-RANKED Ana Ivanovic suffered one of the biggest upsets in tennis history when she was stunned by 188th-ranked Julie Coin of France 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 in the second round of the US Open on Thursday in New York. Never...

Ivanovic struggles in 'ugly' win

Sports | Tennis
2008-8-28

ANA Ivanovic recovered in a hurry to avoid becoming the first top-seeded woman to lose in the first round at the US Open, rallying past Vera Dushevina 6-1, 4-6, 6-4 on Tuesday in New York. Out of form lately...

Austrian teen stuns Ivanovic

Sports | Tennis
2008-8-2

ANA Ivanovic was stunned 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 by 17-year-old Austrian Tamira Paszek in the third round of the Montreal Cup on Thursday, opening the door for fellow Serbian Jelena Jankovic to claim her No. 1 world ranking. ...