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The 40th edition of the Stanford WTA tournament had a final highlight in a victory for Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm (who will turn 40 in few months) before the Russian Dinara Safina, former world number one. However another former queen of the circuit, the Serbian Ana Ivanovic, went to the second round.

The 40th edition of the Stanford WTA tournament had a final highlight in a victory for Japan's Kimiko Date Krumm (who will turn 40 in few months) before the Russian Dinara Safina, former number one world. However another former queen of the circuit, the Serbian Ana Ivanovic, went to the second round.

Date Krumm, who had already surpassed Safina in the first round of Roland Garros in May to become the oldest player to beat a Top 10, rebounded after a setback in the first set to prevail 4-6, 7 -6 (0), 6-2 after two hours and 22 minutes.

For its part Ivanovic, who is trying to regain his best, beat Russian Alisa Kleybanova 6-3, 6-2. Jankovic, a semifinalist in Brisbane and Roma this season, had lost three of their last four games to Kleybanova. Ivanovic, who received a special invitation, expected in the second round by the winner of the match between France's Bartoli, 4th favorite, and the American Harkleroad.

The only seed that saw action in the first day was Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, third favorite, who beat South Africa's Chanelle Scheepers and advanced to the second round. Radwanska, world number 11, won 7-5, 4-6, 6-3 in 2 hours and 14 minutes, and second-round clash with American Jill Craybas or classified.

The Belarusian Olga Govortsova, ranked 43 in the ranking, made August 7 break chances to crush the Russian Alla Kudryavtseva 6-1, 6-1 in 58 minutes. Govortsova now awaits the winner of the match between Maria Sharapova, 5th favorite and former world number one, and China's Jie Zheng.

While Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia defeated Hilary Barte 6-2, 6-2, and will intersect with the taiwanwsa Yung-Jan Chan and Belgian Yanina Wickmayer.

Stanford WTA tournament is played on cement and distributed $ 700,000 in prizes.

Moscow, June 21, RIA Novosti. The Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic is more attractive for the fifth consecutive year according to the website tennisreporters.net, reported News of the World.

Moscow, June 21, RIA Novosti. The Serbian tennis player Ana Ivanovic is more attractive for the fifth consecutive year according to the website tennisreporters.net, reported News of the World.

Currently, the beautiful athlete of 22 years, Toy story 3 spiel ranked 45 in the world tennis rankings.

In annual tennis tournament at Wimbledon, which starts today in London, the Serb will face in the first round to Israeli Shahar Peer.

"I like to play in England and the victory at Wimbledon is one of my dreams," recognized the attractive tennis player.

Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic won in a fierce encounter 4-6 6-4 6-1 to compatriot Ana Ivanovic

The seventh-seeded Jelena Jankovic beat Wednesday 4-6, 6-4, 6-1 in a tense battle against fellow Serb Ana Ivanovic, for past the second round in Madrid Open Tennis.

In a match riddled with errors in the clay center court of Manolo Santana, both players were to control their 2008, has won just one tournament second category since that great victory in Paris.

Anyway, despite that has fallen in the rankings, his performance in Rome, where he reached the semi-allowed climbing to number 42.

The current world number one and top seed in Madrid, American Serena Williams, was measured with Russia's Nadia Petrova, seeded sixteenth-for a spot in the quarterfinals later Wednesday.

In serves.

Jankovic, dressed in fluorescent green, made the difference because it broke on 11 occasions over the eight that fell through their service.

The world number four, finalist in Rome and winner of the sisters Venus and Serena Williams last week, will now play with the Spanish Anabel Medina Garrigues, looking for a place in the quarterfinals of Madrid.

For his part, Ivanovic, former world number one and Roland Garros champion in the Thus, if Venus Williams, seeded fourth, beats Francesca Schiavone of Italy also on Wednesday, reached the second position in the WTA ranking, so that for the first time since May 2003, the sisters occupy the two places of privilege in the ladder.

Ana Ivanovic, Maria Sharapova, Caroline Wozniacki, the three queens of beauty in the women's tour, competing in stadiums, but also spotlights and sponsors. The three will be at the Madrid Open

After the confirmations of Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic and Caroline Wozniacki, the beauty queens of the current women's tour, it is clear that the Madrid Open tennis is not going to miss glam. They kept three other matter outside the jurisdiction tennis: the objectives and attract more sponsors than anyone.

Ana Ivanovic (22, 1.86 meters), kostenlose online spiele, declared a tournament official image of the organization, presented in Madrid as the world number 58, far from the sort of form that led him to be number one in 2008 and a poor balance games this season, 5 wins and 7 losses.

The Serbs arrived in Madrid, also in the middle row over his absence from the Fed Cup tie that faced his country with Slovakia. The defeat of the Balkan team has placed in the eye of the hurricane, especially because while Ivanovic looked very relaxed in Mallorca some photos with her boyfriend, golfer Adam Scott. Among all these vicissitudes, Ivanovic has had time to be the protagonist of swimwear Special magazine "Sports Illustrated."

Neither comes at an ideal time to Madrid Maria Sharapova (23 years old, 1.88 meters). Confirmed its presence in the capital just two days ago, Sharapova is determined to redirect his career, which in the past two years has been rocked by injuries. The current No. 13 ranking in Madrid will make its debut on clay, with the clear aim to prepare their participation at Roland Garros.

Sharapova has barely played in 2010 because of an elbow injury, so his presence in the Magic Box is an incentive that has been overwhelmingly received by the organizers.

Finally, Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki (19, 1.77 meters) seems the natural heir of Ivanovic and Sharapova. Its explosion occurred at the circuit late last year when she reached the final of U.S. Open (defeated by Kim Clijsters dropped). It's the world number two, and it seems a matter of time to reach the top ranking and her first Grand Slam. Wozniacki, declared fan of Liverpool and Fernando Torres, is the fresh face and current mode and the new object of desire of the sponsors.

In this case, Sharapova is still the queen, with advertising revenues of more than $ 20 million a year. Among its sponsors are companies like Nike (has a lifetime contract with them), Colgate, Land Rover, Pepsi and Tag Heuer.

Ana Ivanovic also appears in the top ten richest tennis players with an income of eight million dollars. The Serb has the support from Adidas, Rolex, and Yonex.

Wozniacki is the novice, but a quick learner. Its advertising revenue in 2009 reached $ 3 million. Among the companies that have their image are Sony Ericcson, Babolat and Danske Invest.

Schism in the Serbian courts. The decline in his team's World Group Fed Cup already has a culprit: the beautiful Ana Ivanovic.

Schism in the Serbian courts. The decline in his team's World Group Fed Cup already has a culprit: the beautiful Ana Ivanovic. Their absence from the tie against Slovakia has sparked the ire of many fans after publication of photographs of the young tennis player in Palma de Mallorca with her boyfriend, golfer Adam Scott.

Ivanovic While resting in the sun of the Balearic island in Belgrade Jelena Jankovic Bojana Jovanovski could not prevent defeat at the Slovak on aggregate in the tie 3-2.

The decline in female team has lived as a drama in Serbia, and among his own colleagues did not sit at all well its absence.

They have not spoken, but so has the mother of Jelena Jankovic, Snezana, who pleaded with the beautiful furious Ivanovic: "What has happened is shameful. My daughter Jelena has lost only one match with Serbia in the last ten years. On this occasion he had to fly for 48 hours across the globe to play this round. And all with a serious wrist injury. At the same time, another person somewhere drinking coffee. "

Snezana Jankovic, who accompanies his daughter Jelena all parties of the circuit, also criticized the organizers of the tie and politicians Serbs for their carelessness. Only 3,000 of the 20,000 occupied seats in the Belgrade Arena, and the boxes reserved for political VIPs were empty all weekend. "Do not let my child return to play injured, especially when people who want to see it can not access the stadium because they can not pay for the tickets. We should ask ourselves whether we want a team in the Fed Cup," concludes a furious Snezana.