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   NEWS of  Fed Cup

 18.04.2006
          Ana led Serbia & Montenegro to a 2-1 victory over Slovenia in their opening Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I tie.
     Ana beat world No.326 Masa Zec-Peskiric 6-2, 6-2, after team-mate Ana Timotic had lost 6-3, 6-2 to Polona Rebersak.
     Ana then joined forces with Danica Krstajic for a marathon deciding doubles rubber, which the Serbian pair won 6-4, 5-7, 8-6 against Zec-Peskiric and Tina Obrez to secure an important opening win. The result was an inversion of the 2-1 victory Slovenia scored over Serbia & Montenegro in last year’s competition.
     Tomorrow Ana and co face South Africa, who lost their opening tie 3-0 against Denmark. South Africa’s top-ranked player is world No.560 Alicia Pillay.

   NEWS of  Fed Cup

19.04.2006

    Serbia & Montenegro remain on course for a place in the the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-offs after thrashing South Africa 3-0.
   The rankings of the two teams suggested that this was going to be a total mismatch and so it proved. Ana dismissed South African No.1 seed Alicia Pillay 6-0, 6-1, after team-mate Danica Krstajic had beaten Lizaan Du Plessis 6-0, 6-2.
     Ana was then rested for the doubles rubber, leaving Danica to team up with Ana Timotic for a comprehensive 6-1, 6-1 victory over Else Potgieter and Michelle Sammons.
     Serbia & Montenegro must beat Denmark in tomorrow's final round-robin tie in order to advance to the play-offs. Denmark followed up yesterday's 3-0 whitewash over South Africa with a 2-0 win against Slovenia – the doubles rubber was cancelled due to rain. The Danes' top ranked player is world No.464 Caroline Wozniacki, who was a quarter-finalist in Memphis two months ago and is also the world junior No.4.
    
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   NEWS of  Fed Cup

  20.04.2006
          Serbia & Montenegro with Ana Ivanovic won the match vs Denmark and move to the 1st place at the group tournament in the the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I .
   Serbia & Montenegro advanced to the play-offs. 

   At first Ana Timotic beat the opponent and made the score 1:0 , then Ana Ivanovic beat the Danish No.1, 15 years old, Caroline Wozniacki (464 number in WTA ranking) 6:3 6:0. 

   NEWS of  Fed Cup

22.04.2006
          Serbia & Montenegro lost an agonisingly close Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Europe/Africa Zone Group I play-off against Israel. Ana and her team-mates went down 2-1 after three incredibly dramatic rubbers.
     Serbian No.2 Ana Timotic faced Anna Smashnova the first singles rubber and was 6-4, 5-4 behind when, amazingly, the Israeli was forced to retire through injury.
     Ana could have sealed victory for Serbia but Israeli No.1 Shahar Peer, who has been in top form this week, triumphed 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 in the second rubber.
    The tie therefore came down to the doubles rubber, in which Ana and Danica Krstajic faced Peer and Tina Obziler. Israel won the opening set 6-1 but Serbia hit back to take the second 6-4.
     Just as Serbia & Montenegro’s opening doubles rubber in the competition went deep into the deciding set, so they toiled here. Serbia served for the match, but Israel eventually clinched the third set 10-8 to seal overall victory.
     The result means that Serbia & Montenegro must remain in Europe/Africa Zone Group I of the Fed Cup by BNP Paribas for another year.
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    I think, a title "Miss Fed Cup 2006" not much consolation for Ana Ivanovic.  This title Ana has received  in a poll of fans' favourite players competing in Bulgaria this week.  Ana received 65 per cent of the vote.