Ana Ivanovic roland garros

The Belgrade, who lives today in the post 42 of the world rankings, could not even defend the fourth round last year who signed · Na Li put the oriental touch in the third round

The Roland Garros fifth day of the battle in the bounce of a new champion. Ana Ivanovic, winner in Paris in 2008 and former world No. 1, fell eliminated at the hands of Alisa Kleybanova in the second round, making sure not passing a good time.

How little the Ana quied Ivanovic made the final in 2007 and won the Roland Garros 2008! The player who appeared today on Track 1 was only a shadow of itself. Jankovic fell to the Russian defeated Alisa Kleybanova for a 6-3 aggregate score of 6-0 after an hour and two minutes of play in a crash that started late because of rain. The first set was decided in just over half an hour for Kleybanova although it was Ivanovic who else he tried. Albeit with more errors than successes. Seeing beneath the light, the Belgrade went through moments of bewilderment and discouragement at the same time Kleybanova swelled even more. In the second set, Ivanovic did not use any of the five balls that break the ordered and finished the game, and thus his adventure in Paris, fitting a donut. In third round, Kleybanova be measured with the Kazakh Yaroslava Shvedova, who beat Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska 7-5, a score of 6-3 after an hour and a half of play and with which he has never faced so far.

Another defeat is the proper name of Japan's Kimiko Date, an executioner in the first round of Russian Dinara Safina, another former world No. 1. The East fell into the hands of Australia's Jarmila Groth, who won with a score of 6-0 and 6-3 after one hour and seven minutes of play in a crash held on Track 6. In the next phase must be measured at Groth compatriot Anastasia Rodionova, who managed to break Russia's Vera Zvonareva 6-4 6-4 after an hour and thirty-six minutes played in a crash on the track 16 ..

For the rest of the day include the victory of the Serbian Jelena Jankovic, who won with his sufferings to the Estonian Kaia Kanepi by a score of 6-2, 3-6 and 6-4 after two hours and four minutes of play in a match held at the Philippe Chatrier and was interrupted by rain in Ecuador it. Besides outlining fit the victory of the Chinese Na On the local Li Stephanie Cohen-Aloro, which overcame a 6-2, 6-2 score. Li's rival in the third round will be Italy's Francesca Schiavone, who got rid of the Australian Sophie Ferguson by a score of 6-2 and 6-2 after one hour and six minutes of play in a crash held at Track 3. Li and Schiavone were measured three times, with a background of 2-1 in favor of tennis in Wuhan.

Ana Ivanovic has broken with his coach

- Only four months he has worked with Craig Kardon
- The latest disappointment was in the Roland Garros
- For the season of grass will have a team of part-sponsor

The serbia Ana Ivanovic, former world number one, has broken with his coach Craig Kardon after only four months of work in common not being able to reach the ideal state of form.

Ivanovic, who could not defend successful in his Roland Garros title, Kardon thanked "for their hard work," adding in a statement that "it is a great kid and I have a lot of fun working with him."

Kardon had coached Martina Navratilova, Lindsay Davenport, Jennifer Capriati and Mary Pierce and began working with Ivanovic last February, but without achieving the desired results.

In fact, only twelve months after becoming the world number one, with his victory at Roland Garros, has left the top-ten in the fall round of the tournament on Monday and since French is the thirteenth in the ranking female.

For the grass season, will have a part of its sponsor (Adidas), which will be the coach Sven Groeneveld, who has worked with the last campaign.

In the next round to play the winner of Tanasugarn-Pin

The serbia Ana Ivanovic, head of the eighth series, and defender of the title, successfully debuted in the Roland Garros tournament to beat Italian Sara Errani, 44 of the world, by 7-6 (3) and 6-3 in two hours and two minutes.

Ivanovic, who missed the tournament in Madrid due to injury in his right knee, won last year in Paris to win the final to Russian Dinara Safina, before his compatriot Jelena Jankovic. However, after his record feat that has only reflected a title, in Linz last October.

Ivanovic will now face the winner of meeting between the Thai and French Tamarin Tanasugarn Camille Pin.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic and Spanish Fernando Verdasco have broken their relationship after having stayed together for just over four months.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic and Spanish Fernando Verdasco have broken their relationship after having stayed together for just over four months. This has been confirmed by sources close to the environment of the player who does not have wanted to clarify many details about the causes. The rupture has occurred two weeks ago, during the Brisbane tournament.

Ivanovic, Roland Garros champion and a finalist in the Australia Open, began dating Verdasco, champion of the Davis Cup last September, and quickly became one of the most famous couples of the circuit. Were together on holiday in Majorca, and Verdasco was revealed in Doha during the Women's Masters, along with supporting their team.

In recent months, the couple had been in Madrid, where the player, and Ana had been trained in the tracks of the Madrid Tennis Federation. He was running to see you on the podium of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium for Real Madrid's matches, the team is forofo Verdasco.

Tennis FOUR TO HAVE BOOKED THE HIGHEST SINCE THE WITHDRAWAL OF HENIN

Since the withdrawal of Justine Henin last May 14, the women's tennis has failed to consolidate a number one tennis player in the world. Up to four players have reached the top of the WTA ranking, and that more time was left was Ana Ivanovic, for nine consecutive weeks. However, the Serb has been alternating the number one with his compatriot Jelena Jankovic, Russian Maria Sharapova and American Serena Williams, currently number one after achieving victory in the U.S. Open, the last Grand Slam 'of the season.

This instability at the top of the ranking is striking, especially in the background of the Belgian Justine Henin, who took the decision to withdraw after its 61 consecutive weeks at the top and 117 throughout his career, becoming that the sixth player in a way that most weeks at number one has accumulated. But "fatigue and tiredness" led her to say goodbye to the tennis court days before fulfill 26 years. Given the widespread surprise, the Belgian voluntarily ending his successful career, adorned with seven Grand Slam titles (4 Roland Garros, 1 Australia Open and 2 U.S. Open) and 41 WTA titles in total.

An era without 'queen'
The new era began with post-Henin Maria Sharapova as improvised 'queen'. However, he lasted only three weeks until the tournament in Roland Garros, where he fell eliminated in the fourth round. There he picked up the baton the Serbian Ana Ivanovic, winner in the clay of Paris, which was awarded its first 'Grand Slam' after losing the final of the Australia Open this year and the previous Roland Garros.

The Serb, 20, has not had much luck since then, as it fell into Wimbledon third round. In the third Grand Slam 'of the season suffered a lesion in his right hand, and since then has failed to fully recover. In fact, he had to give up the Olympics a few days before the start of the competition, when it was hosted in Beijing. Nor was the resurrection of Ivanovic at the U.S. Open, only came to the second round. However, in the era post-Henin has been the longest tennis player has achieved the top: 12 weeks in total.

The 12-week Ivanovic were not consecutive, because in the meantime is coló for seven days Jelena Jankovic, who this year was a semifinalist in Australia and finalist at Roland Garros and the U.S. Open, his best result in a 'Grand Slam'. On September 8 was the second chance to put on top of the WTA ranking, but Serena Williams was brought into his path in the final of the U.S. Open. The win that would reach number one, but little of Williams, the oldest of the Last four numbers one, do not let the opportunity pass to win at home and then placed in the top of the WTA, instead of who disappeared in August 2003, having exercised for 57 consecutive weeks.

Will Serena beginning with a new and long era as the last of Justine Henin? The Serbian Jankovic and Ivanovic, the 'Army' made up of Russian Dementieva, Safina, Sharapova and Kuznetsova, and her sister Venus will try to avoid the dominance of the small of Williams.