Ivanovic upset by Cetkovska in round three

No. 18 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, was eliminated from Wimbledon in round three by No. 81, Petra Cetkovska of the Czech Republic, by a surprising score of 6-2, 7-6(0).

The only other time these two have met, Ivanovic won easily in straight sets, 6-0, 6-0 at the French Open in 2008. That makes this an even more disappointing loss for the struggling Ivanovic. Just when it seems her game might be coming back together, she lets it slip away again.

Ivanovic upset by Larsson in 1st round of French Open

Former French Open Champion, No. 20 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was among the 1st round upsets as she was taken down by Johanna Larsson of Sweden 7-6(7-3), 0-6, 6-2.

Ivanovic struggled through a first close set, which she lost in the tie-break due to unforced errors and poor serving. However, she seemed to have found her form again rolling over Larsson 6-0 in the 2nd set playing top-notch tennis. In the third set, Ivanovic returned to lack-luster play, losing in one hour and 49 minutes when she netted a routine forehand.

Clijsters stuns Ivanovic with epic comeback

Kim Clijsters pulled out an amazing comeback in round 4 of the 2011 WTA Sony Ericsson Open in Miami on March 29, stunning Ana Ivanovic who looked to have the match in the bag.

Leading 5-1, 40-0 in the decisive third set against No. 2 seed, Clijsters, No. 19 seed Ivanovic was one point away from the biggest win of her recent comeback. But then the wheels came off. Those three match points were wiped away. Two more followed. By the time it was over, Clijsters had prevailed 7-5 in the third-set tiebreaker and completed the most epic comeback on the WTA this year. And Ivanovic had a broken racquet.

Clijsters withdraws from match against Bartoli at Indian Wells

No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters of Belgium, was forced to withdraw from her fourth round match against No. 15 seed, Marion Bartoli of France, at the 2011 WTA BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells today. Clijsters won the first set 6-3, as was trailing 1-2 in the second when she called on her trainer for treatment on her shoulder. She withdrew one game later.

Clijsters said her shoulder pain mainly affected serving and trying to hit high forehands. She claims she withdrew largely as a precaution with Fed Cup duties and the clay court season fast approaching.

Ivanovic upset by Makarova at Australian Open

No. 19 seed, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia, took a 1st round exit from the Australian Open, blaming an injury for the loss.

Ana’s departure came at the hands of No. 49 ranked Ekaterina Makarova of Russia who won the thriller 3-6, 6-4, 10-8.

While it was a close match, it was very disappointing for Ana, who was hoping to make a good run at this Grand Slam with her new coach, Antonio Van Grichen (who replaced Heinz Günthardt) at her side. But it wasn’t to be, and Ana said an abdominal strain suffered during this month’s Hopman Cup in Perth, where she withdrew from the final, had hampered her preparation.

Ivanovic wins WTA Bali Open for 2nd title in a row

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia was the victor in the final of the 2010 Tournament of Champions at Bali, Indonesia, defeating Russian, Alisa Kleybanova 6-2, 7-6(5).

The 23-year-old Ana is shown here dressed in a traditional Balinese outfit displaying the hardware she won. The outfit looks quite nice on this Serbian beauty, I might add.

The victory was especially sweet for Ana after she had struggled with her form earlier in the season. Throughout the season, she had managed to win back-to-back matches only twice up until August. Then she began to find her form again, the form that took her to No. 1 in the world following her French Open title in 2008, a ranking which she held for 12 weeks.

Ivanovic ends 2-year title drought with win at Linz

Ana Ivanovic of Serbia ended her title drought which stretched back two years by defeating Patty Schnyder of Switzerland 6-1, 6-2 in the final of the WTA Generali Ladies Linz on Sunday.

“Winning again after two years is so wonderful, just unbelievable,” Ivanovic said. “I have been waiting so long for this and I worked hard to achieve it.”

It was the ninth overall title for the 22-year-old former No. 1, who won her last title at the same event in 2008 after capturing the championship at the French Open and becoming the top-ranked player in the world for 12 weeks.

Sharapova loses in first round of Pan Pacific Open

No. 15 ranked Maria Sharapova of Russia was sent packing today by No. 67 ranked wildcard Kimiko Date Krumm of Japan in the first round of the 2010 Pan Pacific Open being played in Tokyo, Japan.

The 23-year-old Maria was the defending champion of this tournament, but was shown the exit door by a local resident and all-time Japanese # 1 Kimiko who turns 40 tomorrow.

Long-time Japanese crowd favorite Kimiko stunned the former world No. 1 Maria 7-5, 3-6, 6-3. Kimiko advanced in 2 hours, 9 minutes, as Maria, still struggling with her serve, piled up 11 double faults and had her big serve broken five times.

Ivanovic defeats Razzano setting up meeting with Clijsters

Ana Ivanovic, supporting a rebuilt game, came through with flying colors Saturday against No. 79 ranked Virginie Razzano, winning in straight sets 7-5, 6-0.

Next up for unseeded Ivanovic in a Labor Day match is No. 2 seed, Kim Clijsters.

Ivanovic last played Clijsters at the start of August in the semi-finals in Cincinnati but Ivanovic was forced to retire with a foot injury just three games into the match.

Ivanovic upsets No. 21 seed, Zheng Jie

Unseeded Ana Ivanovic pulled an upset over No. 21 seed, Zheng Jie, in round 2 of the 2010 U.S. Open.

The former world No 1 from Serbia, who has dropped to 40th in the past year due to injuries and a loss of confidence, produced one of her recent best performances to crush Jie of China 6-3, 6-0 for a place in the last 32.

“I remember a couple years ago when I was here and I was saying, even though I’m No 1 I don’t feel I’m playing as No 1,” Ivanovic said. “But now I feel like I’m playing like a top-10 player, I have confidence that I can beat these players. That’s huge for me.”