Grand Slam

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.

Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina have been defeated at the first hurdle of the Open de Australia. The players that one day they occupied the number one ranking on the WTA left the tournament and losing to Clijsters Makarova respectively. The shocking result has not been lost on Twitter, where the name of the players have become some of the 'trending topics' of the day.

Ana Ivanovic and Dinara Safina has been defeated at the first hurdle of the Open Australia. The players that one day they occupied the number one ranking on the WTA left the tournament and losing to Clijsters Makarova respectively. The shocking result has not been lost on Twitter, where the name of the players have become some of the 'trending topics' of the day.

Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic defeated Russian Ekaterina Makarova before, after a tough battle. 3-6, 6-4, 10-8, was the result of the encounter that left out the former number one ranking. Ana Ivanovic, still sore from the abdominal injury that caused him to withdraw from the Hopman Cup and that makes it hard to show his best, but ana likes play games in online spelletjes, left to see their worst errors, inaccuracies played him a trick and Serbia for the first time in its Open race got out of Australia in the first round.

The humiliation of the day was to Dinara Safina. The Russian number one ranking in 2009 fit a double 6-0 to Kim Clijsters, currently number 3 in the WTA. The Belgian broke in just 40 minutes from the Russian far from his best form, the one that helped him become the number one just a year ago. The shocking defeat Safina has not gone unnoticed on Twitter, where thousands of users report the easy victory of the Belgian tennis player. Clijsters will now face the Spanish Carla Suarez.

Argentina's tennis player beat the favorite by partial Serb 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 to advance to the second round, Davydenko, Djokovic and Venus Williams also made his move to the third round

Argentina's Gisela Dulko surprisingly eliminated on Thursday Serbian Ana Ivanovic, former French Open champion 6-7 (6), 7-5, 6-4 in a match in the second round at the Australia Open.

The Colombian Alejandro Falla continued in the tournament with a victory 6-4, 6-1, 6-3 win over Marcel Granollers.

With his first win in three matches against Ivanovic, Dulko becomes the third wheel, the first time he goes so far in this tournament.

Ivanovic, who came to be in first place in the world ranking, is pre-classifier twentieth this year at Melbourne Park after a mediocre 2009. In 2008 he fell in the Australia Open final against Maria Sharapova.

Dulko served for the match twice in the third sleeve, but his opponent broke his serve, and Argentina broke Ivanovic's serve when they were 4.5 while serving to stay in the match. He finally won on his sixth match point.

Meanwhile, Venus Williams, playing his 10 Open in Australia, also came to the third round with a victory 6-2, 7-5 win over Sybille Bammer of Austria. Williams has won seven Grand Slam titles, but only reached a final in Australia in 2003 when losing to sister Serena.

Among men, the third-seeded Novak Djokovic overcame early problems to Swiss Marco Chiudinelli, to beat him 3-6, 6-1, 6-1, 6-3. Djokovic committed nine double faults and 52 unforced errors against a player who was in his first Open in Australia.

Djokovic will play in the next round with the Uzbek Denis Istomin, who beat German Michael Berrer 7-5, 6-3, 6-4.

The sixth-seeded Nikolai Davydenko, of Russia, won 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 to Ukrainian Illya Marchenko in the same quiet way that has characterized his streak of 11 victories.

The tennis player of 28 years is the prominence of a Federer or Nadal, and has never reached the final of a Grand Slam tournament, but nobody has played better in recent weeks.

Davydenko dominated Marchenko to extend a streak that has included titles in the World Tour Finals and the Doha tournament, first 2010.

In other matches of the day, Marcos Baghdatis, a finalist here four years ago, had problems with cramps, but defeated the Spanish David Ferrer 4-6, 3-6, 7-6 (4), 6-3, 6 -- 1, and another Spanish, Nicolas Almagro beat German Benjamin Becker 6-4, 6-2, 3-6, 4-6, 6-3.

In women's play, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki advanced with a 6-3 victory, 6-1 over Julia Goerges, Germany, and will face Israel's Shahar Peer, winner of Bulgaria's Tsvetana Pironkova 6-1, 6-4.

Other women who advanced were: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus, Vera Zvonareva, of Russia, Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, China's Li Na of China and the Spanish Carla Suarez Navarro.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic, former world number one, continuing without lifting his head and was knocked out in first round of tennis tournament in Tokyo by Czech Lucie Safarova 6-4, 7-6 (1)

Serbian Ana Ivanovic, former world number one, continuing without lifting his head and was knocked out in first round of tennis tournament in Tokyo by Czech Lucie Safarova 6-4, 7-6 (1).

Injuries, fatigue and coaching changes have dented that remains Ivanovic recover after being knocked out in second round tournament in Toronto and Cincinnati and the first chance at the U.S. Open and Tokyo.

Ivanovic, seeded number 10 in the Japanese tournament, had stated its intention to take a short break after the U.S. Open to try to regain his best tennis, which obviously seems to have found yet.

Venus Williams sealed his move to quarterfinals with tears of Ana Ivanovic.

Venus Williams won the ticket to the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, where he defends title, the benefit of the abandonment of an injury to Ana Ivanovic of London were dismissed in tears. Elena Demented and Agnieszka Radwanska also advanced to round.

American Venus Williams (3), champion the last two years at Wimbledon, too easily resolved in 47 minutes before the commitment serbia Ana Ivanovic (13). Both jumped into the runway apparatus bandages on his knees, but still offered a very physical game. Especially Venus, who after a save in the first 15-40 game of the match, imposed its law on the green with two breaks in London and took the first set with a partial 6-1. In renudación, with the score at 40-40, Ivanovic went to the chair to be met by the physio, returned to the track to finish pointing the game, but then withdrew in tears because of fiber breakage appears to be too painful. Meanwhile, the defeat ...

The largest of the Williams sisters will have to play a ticket to the semifinals Polish Agnieszka Radwanska (11), which won its final round clash of the American Melanie Oudin by a score of 6-4 and 7-5 after a hours and thirty-six minutes of play. Despite the start of each sleeve giving service, the Polish did recover in time to pass and certify their quarterfinals.

Quarter-final in which Elena is Russian Demenetieva (4) was imposed with the authority to her compatriot Elena Vesnina by a resounding 6-3 and 6-1 after an hour and ten minutes of play in a clash in the disputed Tip 2. The rival to Elena Dementieva in the quarter-final will be Italy's Francesca Schiavone, who bowed to France's Virginie Razzano (26) by a score of 6-2 and 7-6 (1).

Another of the favorites to win the final last name also has Williams. Champion and twice a finalist in two others, Serena Williams (2) reached the quarterfinals after disposing of the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova for a score of 6-3 overall and 6-1 after fifty-six minutes of play in a hotly contested clash on Track 2. The first set was more disputed, although Serena was always ahead on the scoreboard, the second was more difference between Both tennis players Serena and very comfortable with their service (91% effective with his first serve) and a powerful game (28 hits winners), closed it to the next phase smoothly.

In the quarter-finals, Serena will have to be expensive with the Belarusian Victoria Azarenka (8), who defeated Russian Nadia Petrova (10) by a score of 7-6 (5), 2-6 and 6-2 after two hours and twenty five minutes of play in a meeting held at the Pista 3. Azarenka dominated the first part although it cost advantage to strengthen its power to the rest of Petrova. The Russian had to be met by the physio after the first partial surrender, but was able to continue and set the Belarusian against the ropes, which, however, after calm their nerves, could certify it to the quarter-finals.