Ana Ivanovic withdrew from the tournament  after sustaining a right pectoral muscle strain on Wednesday. Her withdrawal gave No.7 seed Kim Clijsters a spot in the quarterfinals.

    Ivanovic said in a statement: "It hurt during the doubles match (Wednesday) night, the best thing I can do now is to get treatment and hopefully be ready for the U.S. Open."  

  More about Ana`s play.         All matches of tournament (pdf) here.     

After match Ana`s interview from www.anaivanovic.com :

I am disappointed with the result against Patty. On the other hand, considering what I had to go through in the past month or so, I am happy to be able to practice properly and to be back on the tour again.

  More about Ana`s play.        

  All matches of tournament (pdf) here. 

   After match Ana`s interview from www.anaivanovic.com
It has been a real pleasure getting into semi-final in Zurich, even though I lost to Patty again I am very happy with my achievement there. I might have been a bit lucky in the first round against Tatiana but in the other two matches I won, against Jelena and Katarina, I felt really confident and I was hitting the ball very well.
     Linz next. I'm pretty eager to perform well in Linz as my target for this year is to finish in the top 15. The tournament is very strong, there will be a lot of players that are in shape and that won against top 10 players in the last couple of weeks, players like Dementieva, Petrova and Golovin so it is not going to be easy but I’ll give my best. Tomorrow, I am playing against Asagoe in the first Round. I won a close match against her a year ago in Luxembourg so I hope i can do it again.   
     I hope to be seeing and hearing you all in Linz. Many thanks for the many letters and compliments.
Ana         More about Ana`s play.        

  All matches of tournament (pdf) here. 

More about Ana`s play.        All matches of tournament (pdf) here. 

End of season…
       

Ana`s diary from www.anaivanovic.com

     I fell like this season ended too soon for me. During the last two tournaments I could feel that I am getting better and better, I had a good rhythm and started hitting something like my best form from the very beginning of the season.

     Yet another defeat against Patty. It is hard to believe that on all three indoor tournaments I played this year I lost to Patty. This time I played better and got closer. I think I know what is the best tactics to play Patty and I am sure next time I’ll do much better.

     Now is the time to look back and analyse the past season and make plans for the forthcoming one. One thing for sure, I had a great season. Today I am 16th in the world and I started the year as 100th. This was my first year on the tour and everything was new. I played some good matches and had some great wins against top players. I had a few hard defeats, which thought me a lot. I always wanted more and secretly hoped for a top ten finish but the injury sustained in Toronto affected me a lot.

     Anyway, there is plenty of time for better results, I know what I need to work on and I look forward to the next season. I am happy working with my team and we all are very positive and enthusiastic about the future.

     Another big thanks you for all your letters and messages.

     Love
     Ana