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   NEWS of  J&S Cup

 01.05.2006
          After 18 months of cooperation Ana Invanovic and her coach Zoltan Kuharszky decided to come apart. The breakup takes place in mutual respect and without bad feelings. Zoltan wishes Ana the best and is persuaded that she will become one of the top ten players soon. Ana Ivanovic herself is grateful for the experience to be able to have worked with Zoltan. She consideres the past 18 months as very helpful for her career. First dialogues with potential candidates are due during the next days.

    Ana has been drawn against home favourite Marta Domachowska in the first round of the J&S Cup, which begins in Warsaw on Monday.
    Ana has never before played the Polish 20-year-old, who is currently ranked 42 in the world. Given that Domachowska is the highest ranked home player, the match is likely to take place on the Central Court.
    If Ana wins, she will face her nemesis, second seed Patty Schynder, whom she has not beaten in four previous matches, in the second round. It is a very difficult draw for Ana, who has 88 points to defend at this clay court event, having reached the semi-finals here last year.

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   NEWS of  J&S Cup

02.05.2006
          Ana beat home favourite Marta Domachowska 6-4, 7-5 to move into the second round of the J&S Cup.
     In what was Ana's first clay court tournament in 11 months, the Serbian broke the Pole in the ninth game of the first set then held serve to seal the opener. Ana went a break down in the second set, before reeling off five out of the final six games to seal an encouraging straight sets victory.
     Ana will face world No.8 Patty Schnyder in the second round on Thursday. It will be an extremely tough match for the 18-year-old, who has not won a set in four previous meetings with the Swiss.
    Ana's first round doubles match, alongside Maria Kirilenko, has been scheduled as the fifth match on the Central Court tomorrow. The teenagers face top seeds Liezel Huber and Martina Navratilova in a tie that should begin sometime around 6pm Central European Time.

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   NEWS of  J&S Cup

  04.05.2006

Ana scored one of the most important wins of her career so far today, when she defeated second seed Patty Schnyder 6-3, 6-2 in the second round of the J&S Cup.
     Ana came into the match against the world No.8 with a miserable 0-4 head-to-head record, but radiated positivity as she hit a flurry of breathtaking inside-out forehands during the opening set.
     The pair traded breaks in the fifth and sixth games, before Ana broke again to move 5-3 ahead, crying ‘ajde!’ as she did so. Ana sealed the set – the very first in nine against the left-hander – on her second set point.
     Schnyder was struggling to cope with the pace of Ana’s strokes, while the Serbian more than matched the 27-year-old’s attempts to vary the play.
     Ana maintained the momentum she had built up in the first set by breaking Schnyder in the opening game of the second. The game featured an extraordinary point, in which the 18-year-old twice ran down smashes by the Swiss, before winning the point when Schnyder hit a forehand wide.
     Impressively, Ana maintained her control of the match and added another break to seal the second set 6-2, and with it a comprehensive victory. The Serbian squealed with delight as she wrapped up her second victory over a top 10 ranked player so far this season.
    Ana will face with Anna Chakvetadze in the quarter-finals tomorrow.
  

05.05.2006
      Ana lost her J&S Cup quarter-final against Anna Chakvetadze. The world No.34 triumphed 4-6, 6-2, 6-4 in a topsy-turvy match.
     Ana began where she had left off against Patty Schynder in the previous round and raced into a 4-1 lead. Though Ana wrapped up the opening set, her level began to drop, perhaps inevitably after the excitement of yesterday's win. The Russian's confidence soared as she began to find the corners of the court.
     From 2-1 behind in the second set, Chakvetadze reeled off seven straight games to move 2-0 ahead in the deciding set. There were no more breaks of serve, and Chakvetadze sealed victory on her fifth match point, after Ana had saved four match points in the ninth game.

     Ana put the disappointment of a quarter-final defeat to Anna Chakvetadze behind her by teaming up with Maria Kirilenko for an impressive doubles win. The teenage pairing beat Iveta Benesova and Michaella Krajicek 6-2, 6-3 to move into the last four of the J&S Cup.

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   NEWS of  J&S Cup

06.05.2006
      Either as possible there was expect Ana Ivanovic and Maria Kirilenko  did not be able to defeat the experienced Russian players Elena Likhovtseva and Anastasia Myskina (seeded 3th) and lost with score 3:6 4:6.   

  07.05.2006        From Ana`s diary:   

     It was a very eventful week in Warsaw. Of course I was disappointed to lose to Chakvetadze. It was a strange match. I made too many mistakes and I didn’t serve well. Maybe I was a little bit tired emotionally after the win against Patty. I was so excited about that win.
     This is something I have to learn from. You probably know me a little bit more now, so you know that I am not a person who gets extremely upset about losses. I try to stay positive and learn from the experience.
     I am extremely happy about my game in doubles. I feel that it is improving very well and I have good co-operation with Maria. I think we have a good combination of power, covering of the court and volleying. It was effective this week.
     We support each other, understand each other during the game and get on very well off the court too, which is important. We will probably play some more tournaments together this year.
     It was a real pleasure to play in Warsaw because the crowd was so supportive. I think the Polish people are really into tennis because the Central Court was full almost every day. It is always great for the players when we see a big crowd.
     Unfortunately I didn’t get the chance to see much of the city. I was at the club all day most days, because I was playing in both events. The organisation was good and the staff were very hospitable.
     There was a gym at our hotel, which was useful because Pierre and I could do some conditioning work there. We stayed close to the old town, which was full of nice restaurants. In the evenings we would walk around a little bit. That was very relaxing.
     One of the best things we did was visit a very nice Asian restaurant – my favourite! It was expensive, but I think it was worth it!

All the best
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