Ana Ivanovic zvonareva

Azarenka would be number 2 in the world if it reaches the semifinals on Chinese soil

Spanish Without the fray, at least in individual-level, the highlight of the day in Beijing was the ticket to the quarterfinals of Ana Ivanovic, little accustomed to the good news, scored a major victory over Vera Zvonareva. Monica Niculescu, Victoria Azarenka and Agnieszka Radwanska sealed his move to eighths.

Ana Ivanovic beat Vera Zvonareva of Russia by a score of 6-2 and 6-1 after one hour and seven minutes. This is the first victory of Serbia to a 'Top-5' from being proclaimed champion of Roland Garros, the only Grand Slam that is evident in his record since 2008 (0-9 is the stuff since then). In Ana roadmap now cross the shock winner faces Sofia Arvidsson of Sweden and Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, who met today its commitment to China's Jie Zheng by a score of 6-1 and 6-4 after one time and seventeen minutes of play.

For the rest of the day it should be noted that sealed their passage to the knockout stages with Romanian Monica Niculescu win over Chanelle Scheepers of South Africa (6-2, 6-1), and the Belarussian Victoria Azarenka with his victory at the Slovenian Polona Hercog (7-6, 6-3).

Vera Zvonareva made it impossible for the Serb Ana Ivanovic revalidated his title at Indian Wells to win the final 7-6 (5), 6-2 in one hour and 58 minutes of game.

These two players had met on seven occasions so far, in which Ana Ivanovic won in four.

Today, the great protagonist of the Russian victory was the strong wind, which caused a break in the game because of the roles that the overhead track, and even diverted several balls when the players take their rowed.

Russia accused over this handicap at the start and soon made his escape Ivanovic service to be placed with two games ahead of them (0-2), but not slow in reacting Zvonareva, chaining four consecutive games and turn the marker after a change of racket.



Ivanovic, after consultation with its coach, changed tactics, risking more to get on the network and being more aggressive. It went well and tied the game again in September (4-4).

From there, the duel was fought over again. Both were safe with the service, although the Serb had two breaking balls saved by Zvonareva, who forced her and took the tie-break, "despite the damaged left knee.

Had spent 78 minutes of game and Ivanovic, frustrated, hit the racket against the floor. The current champion of Indian Wells channeled that anger and said the first two games of the second race.

But as in the first set, the seventh best player in the world lifted the foot from the accelerator and this time, fit five consecutive games. Zvonareva, much more accurate in their blows, the ball took a "break" and certified the victory.

Jelena Jankovic, Ana Ivanovic, Dinara Safina, Vera Zvonareva and Nadia Petrova are already into the third round of the Open de Australia. Serbian and Russian schools are still being felt in the women's table.

The Serbian Jelena Jankovic, the world number one and top of the first series of the tournament, won the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens by a score of 6-4 overall and 7-5 after an hour and forty-six minutes of play. The Belgrade, who reached the semifinals last year, is measured in third round of the Japanese Ai Sugiyama, the twenty-sixth favorite, who beat Nathalie Dechy for the gala a score of 1-6, 6-1 and 6-3. Sugiyama and Jankovic have been measured twice before, Doha and Indian Wells last year with two victories for JJ.

Serbian Ana Ivanovic, head of the fifth series, bowed to Italy's Alberta Brianti by a score of 6-3 and 6-2 after an hour and thirty-two minutes of play. The Belgrade, a finalist last year, in the third round to face Russian Alisa Kleybanova, twenty-ninth favorite, who beat France's Stephanie Cohen-Aloro for a comprehensive 6-1, 3-6 and 6-2. Ivanovic and Kleybanova have never crossed before on the WTA circuit.

Russian Dinara Safina, head of the third series, won his compatriot Ekaterina Makarova in an overall score of 6-7 (3), 6-3 and 6-0 after two hours and eight minutes of play. Safina, who never passed the third round in Australia, where came twice, you will need to see the faces in the third round to Estonian Kaia Kanepi, twenty-fifth favorite, who beat Austrian Patricia Mayr. Dinara and Kanepi were measured three times before, with two victories for Moscow.

Russian Vera Zvonareva, the seventh head series, starred in the beating of the day and the tournament so far, endorsing a double-rosco (6-0 and 6-0) to the Romanian Edina Gallovits in forty-six minutes of game to seal his move to the third round, which will now be measured in the Italian Sara Errani, who bowed to Romanian Monica Niculescu with a score of 6-2 and 6-3. Zvonareva, who reached the fourth round of the tournament aussie in 2004 and Errani, have never faced before.

Russian Nadia Petrova, head of the tenth series of the tournament, won the Indian Sania Mirza by a score of 6-2 overall and 6-3 after an hour and ten minutes of play. Petrova, whose best Mathilde Johansson of France by a score of 6-3, 4-6 and 6-3, and France's Alize Cornet, fifteenth favorite that continues to demonstrate a level of Top-Ten in the second round and broke the German Andrea Petkovic by an overwhelming 6-1 and 6-0. Australia were the results in quarter-finals of 2006, measured in the third round at the French Marion Bartoli, sixteenth head series, which was imposed by the Bulgarian Tsvetana Pironkova 7-5 and a score of 6-2. Petrova and Bartoli were measured three times before, with a favorable balance of 2-1 and tennis gala.

Another duel that brings the third round of the Slovak Daniela Hantuchova, nineteenth favorite who won with some difficulty

Venus Williams Vera Zvonareva AND ARE A STEP IN THE SEMIFINALS

Vera Zvonareva and Venus Williams reached her second victory in the WTA Tour Championship being played in Doha (Qatar) to be imposed on Ana Ivanovic and Elena Dementieva respectively, while Serena Williams made his debut in the tournament 'masterpieces' with victory over Elena Dementieva .

Vera Zvonareva, eighth favorite, was imposed to Ana Ivanovic, head of the fourth installment of the tournament, a marker 6-3 overall, 6-7 (5) and 6-4 after two and a half hours of play. After this match, the Russian has two victories and two defeats Serbian, both framed in the White Group.

The first set was well matched, but it was Zvonareva who was more blunt to the rest, from where he managed two breaks. The Russian was very safe and firm in the bottom of the track and Ana Ivanovic erred in not forced certain moments that caused you to lose the first race. Belgrade had the opportunity to close the second set with 5-3 in favor, service, and squandered two balls from Sept. 5-4 with the rest, but the incombustible Zvonareva resisted. He was unable to do the same in the tie-break, where Ivanovic managed to equalize the match and virtually take the third set.

The clash was the third manga
Ivanovic was on deposit reserve and had no gasoline for much more. Still, fell on the track. Zvonareva reached For more INRIA, the Serb had to be attended by medical services, and the same thing happened on the first day due to lower tension, the result of the temperature and humidity suffered in Doha.

Beyond unravel, Ivanovic pulled caste to remain in the party. He left the second Sept. motivated and it was she who led the domain, building on the first ball before the break. He changed tactics, climbed over the network and the results were positive. Of the early break that offered him a partial 3-0 in their favor. The Serbian always been reversed, tried to react, even had a ball break, but not the Zvonareva took advantage and marked distances. The Russian was able to close the match with a 5-3, and service, but Ivanovic had not said the last word. Profiting forces managed to break the service weakness and equalize the contest. An oasis in the desert, then forced an error and not a double failure to Ivanovic, 'gave' the match to Zvonareva to below.

After this victory, Zvonareva leading time of the White Group with two wins, four sets in favor and one against. The Russian will play the first place group with Jelena Jankovic, who plays tomorrow before Svetlana Kuznetsova. For his part, Ivanovic was eliminated by the struggle to count their final two matches in four sets by defeats against and only one in favor.

As extradeportivo memo, outlining the presence of Spanish Fernando Verdasco in the stands of 'Khalifa International Tennis Complex' in Doha, cheering on her friend Ana Ivanovic. Viewed Apparently, it was not the talisman of Belgrade.

Nadal Ivanovic and the head of the U.S. Open series in 2008

The Spanish tennis player Rafael Nadal and serbia Ana Ivanovic premieres in a Grand Slam tournament of their respective terms of world number one, to be located on Tuesday as early favorites of individual Open table tennis United States.



According to the list released by the U.S. Tennis Federation (USTA), Nadal, newly crowned Olympic champion in Beijing, heads a select field that includes 10 Champions Grand Slams, including the former number one of ATP, Swiss Roger Federer, second-seeded in New York.

The U.S. Open, the last of the four biggest tournaments of the season, will be played from August 25 to September 7 in the courts of Flushing Meadows in New York.

Nadal, aged 22, was released on Monday in Firstly the ATP ranking, displacing Federer, who defended the position in the course of 237 consecutive weeks.

The Mallorcan tennis player has won eight of the last ten tournaments he has played, including two Grand Slam: Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

In Flushing Meadows will seek his ninth title of the year and 31 of his career in a tournament on fast tracks which so far has been very elusive.

The Spanish attempts to become the first man in the same year won Roland Garros, Wimbledon and U.S. Open, since the legendary Rod Laver do so in 1969.

Behind Nadal and Federer were located on Serbian Novak Djokovic (N.3), the Spanish David Ferrer (N.4), Russian Nikolay Davydenko (N.5), Britain's Andy Murray (n.6), the Argentinian David Nalbandian (N.7), Americans Andy Roddick (N.8) and James Blake (N.8), and Swiss Stanislas Wawrinka (N.10).

Nalbandián is the best Latino ranked among the 32 seeded men's table, and that includes the Chilean Fernando Gonzalez (n.11) and the surprising Argentine Juan Martin Del Potro (n.17), winner of four successive tournaments this year.

The serbia Ivanovic, 20 years and who won his first Grand Slam title this season in the French Open, ha ido rising as the foam and will be seeking its third parchment of 2008.

Behind her compatriot Ivanovic were seeded Jelena Jankovic (N.2), Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (N.3), American Serena Williams (N.4), the twice U.S. Open champion and Russian Elena Dementieva (N.5), individual gold medal in the Olympic in Beijing.
The relationship of the 10 first planted in each branch is:

-- Women:
1. Ana Ivanovic (SRB)
2. Jelena Jankovic (SRB)
3. Svetlana Kuznetsova (RUS)
4. Serena Williams (USA)
5. Elena Dementieva (RUS)
6. Dinara Safina (RUS) 7. Venus Williams (USA)
8. Vera Zvonareva (RUS)
9. Agnieszka Radwanska (POL)
10. Anna Chakvetadze (RUS)


-- Men:
1. Rafael Nadal (ESP)
2. Roger Federer (SUI)
3. Novak Djokovic (SRB)
4. David Ferrer (ESP)
5. Nikolay Davydenko (RUS)
6. Andy Murray (GBR)
7. David Nalbandian (ARG)
8. Andy Roddick (USA)
9. James Blake (USA)
10. Stanislas Wawrinka (SUI)