Hard work pays off for Ivanovic in Sydney
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A grueling off-season training regime in Australia paid off for Ana Ivanovic when she fought back from the brink of defeat to beat France's Virginie Razzano 6-1 2-6 7-5 at the Sydney International on Tuesday.
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Venus Williams was stretched to the limit in the second round of the US$ 1.3-million WTA Zurich Challenge in Switzerland on Thursday, by 16 year-old qualifier Ana Ivanovic.
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Maria Sharapova and Ana Ivanovic will meet in the Australian Open final after contrasting victories in their semi-finals on Thursday.
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Irina Lashko has put Australia in a strong medal position going into the finals of the Olympic 3m springboard competition in Athens.
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Seventeen-year-old Ana Ivanovic of Serbia-Montenegro won her first WTA Tour title Saturday, beating Melinda Czink of Hungary 7-5, 6-1 in a qualifying-round rematch in the Canberra Classic.
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Maria Sharapova won the Australian Open without losing a set, wrapping up her third Grand Slam title with a 7-5, 6-3 victory over Ana Ivanovic on Saturday.
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Venus Williams made a successful   return after almost three months out through injury as she   upset sixth seed Ana Ivanovic 6-3 6-4 in the first round of the   Luxembourg Championship on Wednesday.
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World No.1 Justine Henin stretched her winning streak to 27 as she beat fourth-ranked Ana Ivanovic to reach the Sydney International final on Thursday.
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Sport: Australian Open: Maria Sharapova will face Ana Ivanovic after two contrasting wins in the semi-finals
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The biggest surprise of the day came in a first round encounter between two 16-year-olds, Ana Ivanovic of Serbia & Montenegro and France's Tatiana Golovin.
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Molik, who beat Sharapova in the final, was Australia&#39;s first champion of a WTA Tier I event and proved that you can be 20-something and breakthrough.
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Colombia&#39;s Camilo Villegas hits out of a bunker on the 15th hole during round 2 of the Australian Golf Open in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Nov. 26, 2004.
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Australian Jelena Dokic claimed her first significant tour victory in almost three years, beating Germany's Martina Muller in the first round at the Hobart International here Monday.
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Sport: Briton's recent good form rewarded in seedings for upcoming Australian Open
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Back home in Belgrade, the strokes Ana Ivanovic practiced in the local swimming pool were her forehand and backhand. On Saturday, she'll hit those same shots in the French Open final.
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Venus Williams beats fifth seed Ana Ivanovic in the US Open fourth round while sister Serena also wins.
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Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reached the final of a grand slam tournament for the first time with a 6-2 6-1 demolition of world number two Maria Sharapova at the French Open on Thursday.