Ana Ivanovic copa hopman

Tomorrow we play the mixed team match with Belgium as a substitute for the Balkans, with the United States.

Belgium and the United States will face Saturday in the final of the Hopman Cup mixed teams tennis, played in the Australian city of Perth.

Belgium, who finished in second place in Group A, Serbia replaced as a finalist, winner of the group, because Serbia's Ana Ivanovic tennis player can not play Saturday because of a injury, said tournament director Paul McNamee.

"The rules are clear," said McNamee. "If the runner can not play, must be replaced by the team that finished in second place," said the head of the mixed teams tournament, involving eight nations.

Ivanovic suffered an abdominal muscle injury in the doubles to win against Belgium on Thursday with her partner and Novak Djokovic gave Serbia the turning point through to the final of the tournament, in which eight-nation participation.

United States secured the top spot in Group B after Bethanie Mattek-Sands missing the point achieved by defeating Britain's Laura Robson 6-4, 6-2. Mattek-Sands will play the final alongside his compatriot John Isner at the Belgian duo formed by Justine Henin, the former world number one, and Ruben Bemelmans.

Serbia's team debuted with victory in the Hopman Cup, being held in Perth (Australia), after easily defeating by 3-0 to Kazakhstan in Group A.

Serbia's team debuted with victory in the Hopman Cup, being held in Perth (Australia), after easily defeating by 3-0 to Kazakhstan in Group A.

The Serbs have one of the most potent combination, formed by Novak Djokovic, world number three, and Ana Ivanovic, a former world number one, and got rid of the duo Andrey Golubev and Yaroslava Shvedova, although 'Nole' spent some trouble.

Thus, Golubev won the first set 6-4 and led the reaction of Belgrade that rolled into the following two partial sleeves with 6-3 and 6-1.

Was the easiest victory Ivanovic, who after struggling to pass Shvedova in the first set, decided in the 'tie-break', also found no opposition in the second. To Finally, the Serbs drove twice for 7-6 and 6-4.

In addition, on Saturday, they beat hosts Australia 2-1 thanks to Belgium for double point, critical after Alicia Molik lost to Justine Henin and Lleyton Hewitt could with Ruben Bemelmans.

For week of Monday, will be the turn of Group B with the fighting between Britain, playing with Andy Murray, and Italy, and between France and the United States. Here, Nicolas Mahut will meet again and John Isner, Wimbledon players in the longest game in history.

A VENCIERON JANKOVIĆ AND HANTUCHOVA

The Russian Maria Sharapova, fifth favorite, and Serb Ana Ivanovic, head of the fourth series, will dispute the final of the womens Australian Open tennis after overcoming the Serbian Jelena Jankovic, 6-3 and 6-1, and the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, 0-6, 6-3, 6-4, respectively.

With the same great form in which beat the Belgian Justine Henin, the world number one, in the quarter, Sharapova Jankovic defeated, although the Serb was unable to raise all the resistance that he would have liked because of some problems in the back and ended the last game party with tears.

Jankovic has had physical problems since the beginning of the season. During the Hopman Cup in Perth, the Sydney tournament and these two weeks in Melbourne. In the match against Sharapova, the Belgrade had to lie on the track to receive central massage on the back and even left the compound for a few minutes with the physiotherapist.

Ivanovic releases the racket after beating Hantuchova and qualify for the final. (Photo: AP) With tears and feeling that I could not do anything to fix it, Jankovic surrendered the match in one hour and 18 minutes. Sharapova blows scored 33 winners, eight saques direct and ceded his serve only once. "I am very happy of my performance here," he said, "I hope that the defeat in the finals of last year help me now."

For the Russians will be his fourth final of a Grand Slam, after winning the first at Wimbledon in 2004, the United States Open in 2006 and losing in Melbourne last year before the American Serena Williams.

Ana Ivanovic was close to defeat, but pulled out forces weakness to defeat Daniela Hantuchova in straight sets. The Serbs lost by 6-0 and 2-0 before the Slovak, but in a superb reaction successfully overcome and beat his opponent in two hours and 10 minutes. It will be the second Grand Slam final for Ivanovic, who last year lost the Roland Garros before the Belgian Justine Henin.