Ana Ivanovic

The Czech player Petra Kvitova ended the dream of Serbian Ana Ivanovic , and surpassed in the second round of Australia Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.

The Czech player Petra Kvitova ended the dream of Serbia´s Ana Ivanovic , and surpassed in the second round of Australia Open, the first Grand Slam of the season.

Kvitova, asserted their status as second-seeded to defeat former world number one partial 6-2, 7-6 (7 / 2) in one hour and 25 minutes of action.

The Czech racket reached 59 percent effective in their service, as well as connect seven aces perfect, committing 23 unforced errors and 30 "winners" by 53 percent, four "aces" and seven double faults in the runner-up in Melbourne 2008.

Thus, the current second best player in the world, as it did last year at this event and for the first time in his career will look to reach the semifinals of the Australian fair.

His opponent is Italy´s Sara Errani, who had never reached such instances in the first "big" campaign and defeated in the fourth round by China´s Zheng Jie 6-2 6-1 slate.

The former world number one Ana Ivanovic eliminated Australia Open to Spanish Lourdes Dominguez 6-0, 6-3 in just over an hour mark, when the Serbian player was much higher in the track.

The former world number one Ana Ivanovic eliminated Australia Open to Spanish Lourdes Dominguez 6-0, 6-3 in just over an hour mark, when the Serbian player was much higher in the track.

The Balkan started the match very strongly and said just 20 minutes seven consecutive games against the Spanish, which was always at the mercy of rival game and had very little help on his first serve, with very low percentages.

Ivanovic dominated the game at will and even the Galician began the second set better, at no time could not counteract the shock winners of Serbia, which also did not give a single break point throughout the match.

Ana Ivanovic will be presented at the Australia Open with poor results. The Serbian and French Open champion 2008 was eliminated on Sunday at the first change in the Sydney tournament, losing 7-6 (5), 6-2 to Czech Lucie Safarova.

Ana Ivanovic will be presented at the Australia Open with poor results. The Serbian and French Open champion 2008 was eliminated on Sunday at the first change in the Sydney tournament, losing 7-6 (5), 6-2 to Czech Lucie Safarova.

Ivanovic came from losing to Kim Clijsters in the second round in Brisbane. This means that face the first Grand Slam of the season, which begins next week at Melbourne Park, with just three games during the beginning of the year.

Caroline Wozniacki and Petra Kvitova, the two highest seeded female box joint ATP-WTA tournament in Sydney received bye to the second round. Argentina Juan Martin Del Potro, seeded first in the key male, also entered directly into the second round.

With the score 5-5 in the tiebreaker in the first set, Ivanovic missed an easy smash on the net that could have left with a set point.

"I could not stop thinking about that blow throughout the game. There he defined it," said Ivanovic.

"I`ll have enough time to work on some things and refine a few more, but I think I`m in a good level," he added.

In another first round match, Australia`s Jelena Dokic humiliated with a 6-0, 6-0 to compatriot Isabella Holland.

Could not complete the day due to rain. Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia took advantage him 6-2, 4-6, 4-3 to China`s Peng Shuai when that party had to be stopped.

Moreover, the Spanish Ana bel Medina and Carla Suarez will meet in the first round in Hobart.

Czech Lucie Safarova beat Serbia´s Ana Ivanovic 7-6 (5), 6-2 in the first round in Sydney, Australia Open anteroom, and scoring for the ATP and WTA circuits which opened today.

On this first day, could only complete two games, the Safarova-Ivanovic, and Jelena Dokic match between Australia and Isabella Holla, with the first victory by a double 6-0, the first "cycle" of the year.

Rain interrupted the match between Slovakia´s Dominika Cibulkova and Australian Isabella Holland. Tomorrow starts the men´s tournament.

Medina-Suárez Duel in Hobart

The Hobart tennis tournament, the WTA circuit and endowed with $ 220,000 in prizes will have a Spanish duel in the first round with the Ana bel Medina clash between second seed, and Carla Suarez.

At the conference today, two favorites were apeadas to the first change, the Romanian Monica Niculescu, third, and the Kazakh Ksenia Pervaz, seventh.

In the world of sport is not easy to combine training, travel and competition with a stable relationship.

In the world of sport is not easy to combine training, travel and competition with a stable relationship. However, Lindsey Vonn, Olympic champion and double world champion, had achieved with her husband and coach, Thomas Vonn, a professional exesquiador.

But the romance has come to an end. American skier announced that it has taken steps to divorce. "I´m going through an extremely difficult time in my personal life and I hope the media and the fans respect my desire for discretion," the athlete said in a statement to the Associated Press `agency´.

Ana Ivanovic , who was also related to Fernando Verdasco last few years have made ​​do with golfer Adam Scott occasionally, although it appears that the Serbian player is without a partner and without obligation.

Vonn is experiencing a situation that in the past spent another great athletes as Flavia Bennet, who had an affair years ago with the extension and Carlos Moya. Today, the Italian tennis player has no partner.