Ana From Her Facebook

Very disappointing loss in Stanford at the Bank of The West Classic but it’s all part of a process. I know it’s going to take time and I shouldn’t have expected so much from myself before the match. But I’m now in San Diego and looking forward to working more with my new team before the Mercury Insurance Open tournament starts on Monday.

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Ana Ivanovic in First Round Photos

Ana Ivanovic with Scott Byrnes in Stanford

Ana & the kids who attended the book reading for Peanut Harper's "Inches & Miles

Ana showed up to Kepler's books in Menlo Park to hear a book reading from inch and miles and do a short Q&A session afterwards about her definition of success, her family, and the pressures of being a tennis player. The event was packed out with both adults and kids to the point that Kepler's actually ran out of books. Heartening.

Here's video of her Q&A. Sorry it got shaky. I got a little cocky and tried to take video AND a pic on my BB. Multitasking multimedia, baby. I ain't good at it.

"Giving your best every day is all you can ask of yourself, and eventually it will bring out the best in you and your potential." Good stuff for kids to hear. Coach Wooden would be proud.

Stanford 2011 Draws

Ana will face Japan's Ayumi Morita in the first round of the Bank of the West Classic, which begins in Stanford on Monday.

It will be the second meeting between the pair, following Ana's 6-1, 6-2 victory over the 21-year-old in a Fed Cup tie two years ago.

The winner of the contest will meet a qualifier in round two, with third seed Marion Bartoli a possible quarter-final opponent. Top seed Victoria Azarenka is a possible adversary in the semi-finals.

The leading competitors in the bottom half of the draw, whom Ana cannot face until the final, are No.2 seed Maria Sharapova, No.4 Samantha Stosur and 13-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams.

Ana is seeded seventh in the 28-player draw. She is making her second appearance in Stanford, having reached the second round last year.

Ana to Play Stanford in August

Former World No. 1 Ana Ivanovic and 2011 French Open semifinalist Marion Bartoli have entered the Bankd of the West Classic.

Ivanovic has already put together a resume recording a 279-117 career singles record, winning 10 career WTA singles titles, capturing her first Grand Slam singles title at the 2008 French Open, and ascending to the world No. 1 ranking in June 2008.

Off the court Ivanovic is one of the world’s most marketable athletes. She has been featured in numerous fashion and lifestyle publications including Vogue, Vanity Fair, ELLE, Cosmopolitan and Time Magazine. In addition she was featured in last year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue and in 2009 was ranked 11^th on FHM’s Sexiest Women in the World list.

Ana lost to Marion Bartoli 6-3 6-4 in Last Year