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   NEWS OF  Qatar Total Open

  19.02.2005 
     
     Ana Ivanovic has got from organizers of tournament Qatar Total Open wildcard. Thereby her not to come to entrench through qualification in the main draw of tournament. In the first round she play vs 30-year old Maria Vento-Kabchi from Venezuela (WTA rating - 51). Earlier they did not meet. In this season Maria from 4 matches won only one. So Ana wholly on power to win this match.
    But here is further - first seeded Amelie Mauresmo, recently winning Ana on Australian Open.

   NEWS OF  Qatar Total Open

    21.02.2005 
     
     Ana Ivanovic in first match has crashed Marie Vento-Kabchi with score 6:1 6:0 !!! Such it is impossible there was even expect. Probably beside Ana presently excellent mindset. Well it has saved its for the following match with Amelie Mauresmo. I hope that Ana will be able to give fighting best against 1-st seeded player. 

   NEWS OF  Qatar Total Open

     23.02.2005 
     
     In brilliant style Ana Ivanovic started game against the top seed. She drove her on all court, extracting points with the help of sharp backhands and mad speed. 6-2 - the excellent beginning of a match. But in the second set Mauresmo "has woken up", and Аnа, apparently, has too calmed down, early having believed, that the Amelie is broken.
   In deciding set Mauresmo at once has got down to attack and has led with score 4-0, but Аnа has not combined the racqets. She reduces break in a match - 3-4, also it seemed, crisis in-here will come, but the experience Mauresmo takes top. She holds the own service and leads up a match to a victory. 6-2 2-6 4-6 - Аnа says goodbye to tournament.  

    "It took me a while to get adjusted today; getting used to the conditions," said Mauresmo. "It's so different from playing indoors and in Europe. But once I got my rhythm I felt good. She's a very good player and still so young. I think she will continue to do well."