"I came to Melbourne at the beginning of December and I was practising with Tennis Australia at Melbourne Park," Ivanovic said. 
"We have relatives in Melbourne and I was staying with them. Both my parents are with me this time ... but it's hard to be away from home. It's definitely helpful to have people around me. 
"When I started playing tennis, I knew there would be a lot of sacrifices, and this is one of them." 
     In the second round Ivanovic beat Mauresmo with a power game that in time could challenge the best on the circuit.
While her error count was almost twice that of her opponent, two big aces and a succession of powerful winners from both wings proved too much for Mauresmo.
Ivanovic crunched 21 winners to Mauresmo's four, setting up two match points with a pair of serious forehands.  

   More about Ana`s play.  

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

   In Tokyo Ivanovic making her first career  semifinal appearance in doubles. Ana with Maria lost doubles match to Australian Open finalists.  More about Ana`s play.            All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

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

   “I’m still young and I have so many things to improve in my game,” said Ana after quarter-final match. “I’m just taking one step at a time, trying to work on my physical preparation, a little bit more on my serve, and the consistency in my game. Hopefully this year I’m going to reach the top 10. That’s my goal.”

The current world No.19 added: “I think from every match you learn a lot. This is a good experience for me. This was my first time playing against her. I really enjoy being here. I think I have to see these matches as challenges (and use them to improve).”

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

From Ana`s diary:
    I’m pretty happy with my game during this month in America. In Indian Wells I think I played some really good matches and I had chances against Dementieva in the quarter-finals. In Miami I didn’t play quite as well but I also had some opportunities against Mauresmo in the first set.
    I lost to two really great players in those tournaments. Overall I think it was a good effort. There is a lot to learn from this experience and there is a lot to improve on. I am looking forward to doing this over the next few months.   

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

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.
     I am extremely happy about my game in doubles.

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

     Ana was forced to retire while leading Na Li 6-1 in the first round of the Qatar Telecom German Open. The 18-year-old appeared to injure her left hamstring, which was strapped from the start of the match.

From Ana`s diary:       What happened in Berlin this week was very unlucky. We flew straight to Belgrade afterwards and I had another check-up with my doctor on Wednesday. Definitely it is not a major injury, which is a big relief.
     Instead, there are small ruptures in my left hamstring. I will need seven days of intense therapy with my physio, Ninoslav Cvetanovic (pictured), then I can start practising again. 

All matches of tournament (pdf) here.

   Ana has 2 setballs on tie-breake, she leads 6-4, but don`t realized its.  In the second set Elena dominated on the court and won the match. 

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