Ana talks about the defeat today

Ana Ivanovic who lost against Vinci 0-6 0-6 talked about her match : 

"I do not remember the last time I had a match like this. Probably when I was still a junior. I was surprised this happened because I played really well in training, I felt the ball. Today I could not find my footwork ...

"When you are done, 4-0, 5-0, 6-0, panic sets in, we want to do more. I tried to force things, but I could not put one ball in the court. Against a player like Roberta who makes very few mistakes, it's even more difficult. It's hard, but I want to forget it and move on, there is nothing else to do. "

Ana out of Montreal

Ana lost 0-6 0-6 to Roberta Vinci of Italy in the fourth Round of Rogers Cup  in Montreal .Western & Southern  is Ana's next tournament which begins on august 13rd.

Rogers Cup 2nd : Ivanovic vs Vinci

Ana Ivanovic will play her Rogers Cup first Match on thursday against world No.28 Roberta Vinci of Italy 

Ana and Vinci have played seven times and Ana leads 5-2 Here are the match they have played against each other :

Antwerp 2006 R1 : Ana Ivanovic won 6-3 6-3
Gold Coast 2007 R1 : Ana Ivanovic won 7-6(5) 6-1
Brisbane 2009 R2 : Ana Ivanovic won 6-7 7-5 6-1
Linz 2010 Semifinals : Ana Ivanovic won 6-3 7-5
Pattaya City 2011 Quarterfinals  : Roberta Vinci won 7-5 6-3
Montreal 2011 R3 : Roberta Vinci won 7-6 6-2
Bali 2011 Quarterfinals : Ana Ivanovic won 6-3 6-3

The match is scheduled as the first of the day on Center Court and begins 12:00 PM Local time

09:00 hs Los Angeles (USA), Vancouver (Canada) 
10:00 hs Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Mexico, Guatemala 
11:30 hs Venezuela 
12:00 hs Bolivia, Montreal (Canada), Paraguay, Miami, New York (USA) 
13:00 hs Argentina, Chile, Brasil, Uruguay 
5:00 hs Portugal, Tunisia, Morroco, London (UK) 
18:00 hs Switzerland, Serbia, Spain, France, Belgium, Italy, Egypt, Slovenia, Algeria, South Africa, Croacia, Polonia 
19:00 hs Greece, Cyprus, Romania, Finland, Ukraine, Baghdad, Saudi Arabia, Belarus, Israel 
20:00 hs Abu Dhabi, Moscow (Russia) 
21:00 hs Bangladesh, Perm (Russia) 
12:00 hs Indonesia (Jakarta), Vietnam, Thailand, Omsk (Russia) 
23:00 hs Perth (Australia), China, Philippines, Krasnoyarsk (Russia) 
Wednesday 
00:00 hs Japon, Irkutsk (Russia) 
01:00 hs Yatutsk (Russia), Melbourne (Australia)

Click here to watch live online . Order of play Thursday

Photos : Ana training hard at Montreal

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Photos : Ana continues to train in Montreal

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Rogers Cup Main draw

Ana is in action at the Rogers Cup, which begins in Montreal on tuesday. The 23-year-old is seeded 11th and consequently receives a bye in the first round.

She will play either Yanina Wickmayer from belgium or Roberta Vinci from Italy in round two on thursday or friday. Provided Ana can overcome that hurdle, she could face 6th seed Anquelique Kerber in the third round, while compatriot Samantha Stosur is a possible quarterfinals round adversary.

Should she reach the last four could face  Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland or Sara Errani from Italy . Ana is in the bottom half of the draw, so she cannot meet any player from the top half including top seed Victoria Azarenka No. 3 Maria Sharapova , No. 5 Petra Kvitova and No. 7 Caroline Wozniacki among others

Main draw here

Ana Ivanovic at Montreal's player party

The US Open Series has arrived

Ana Ivanovic already is practicing for the preparatory tournaments ahead of the year's last Grand Slam, the US Open. She will play two very important tournaments at the Premier Five level this month. 


 The first that she will play is the Rogers Cup in Montreal, which gives 900 points to the champion and 620 to the runner-up. Her best result there was winning the tournament in 2006, defeating Martina Hingis in two sets. She lost to the Italian Roberta Vinci in the third round there last year, so she defends 125 points. Ana will have the 11th seed in the singles draw, which will appear on Monday at 1 PM local time. 


 Her next tournament is the Western and Southern Open in Cincinnati, which lasts from 13-19 August. The champion also wins 900 points, and the runner-up wins 620. Her best result here was reaching the semifinals in 2010, losing to Clijsters via retirement. Last year, she lost in the second round to Nadia Petrova, so she defends only 70 points. Ana will have the 12th seed here. 


 And at the end of the month Ana will play the US Open, the last Grand Slam of the year, which lasts from 27 August-9 September.  The champion here earns 2000 points and the runner-up 1400. The Serb's best result here was the fourth round, which she reached in 2007, 2010, and 2011. Ana has not reached the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam since winning Roland Garros in 2008. If she records a good performance in Montreal and Cincinnati that raises her ranking, she hopefully can reach the quarterfinals here by avoiding a difficult draw in the fourth round against Azarenka, Sharapova, Radwanska, or Serena Williams. 


 We hope that everything goes well for Ana in these three tournaments and that she finally returns to the top 10 after three years outside it.

Photos : Ana training at Montreal

Practise Today! 

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Practise yesterday :

Ana is already in Montreal

Ana Ivanovic is already practicing at the 2012 Rogers Cup in Montreal... 


Pics via @CoupeRogers

Ana and Nenad out of Olympics

Ana Ivanovic and Nenad Zimonjic  lost 2-6 4-6 in mixed Doubles against Sania Mirza / Leander Paes from India in the first Round of Olympics games in London . 


Ana's Next Tournament is Rogers Cup in Montreal , which begins on 7th August Next Week 

Ana Ivanovic's Message to Montreal Fans

Ana in Rogers Cup advertisement.

Ana Ivanovic in the Rogers Cup (Montreal) tournament advertisement with the nicknamed "The Elegance"


 Source : Ana's facebook official 

Latest News About Ana

The Rogers Cup Twitter account (@CoupeRogers) confirmed that Ana will play in Montreal from August 6-13. Her best result was winning this tournament in 2006. Last year, Ana lost to Vinci in the third round. 


 The Twitter account of Matt Cronin (@TennisReporters) said that Ana could play Fed Cup against Russia. As the home nation, Russia has chosen to play the tie on clay, an advantage for Ana because it is her favorite surface.

Ana Ivanovic in Third Round : Photos

Ana Out in Third Round in Toronto

Today Ana Ivanovic lost to Roberta Vinci in Straight sets 6-7 2-6 in 1 hour 19 minutes. Ana had 3 aces , 3 Double faults , 58% First Serve and total the points won 60

Ana's Next Tournament is Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati . Ana has defend semifinals with 396 Points

In Doubles Ana and Petko has retired in 1-4 First set Because Ana has called for the trainer in her doubles match appears to be a left wrist issue

Ana Ivanovic defeating Iveta Benesova in Straight sets 6-3 6-2 in Toronto

Today Ana Ivanovic won the second Round in Toronto defeating Iveta Benesova 6-3 6-2 in 1 hour 08 minutes

Ana had 6 aces , 5 Double Faults , Break Point won 3/7 and the total the points won is 62

Next Opponent is Rogerta Vinci from Italy who upset Number one in the World Caroline Wozniacki in Straight sets 7-5 6-4

Ana Ivanovic and Roberta Vinci Faced 5 times . Ana won four matches and Vinci only one match .

Last two results Linz 2010 Ivanovic won 7-5 6-3 and Pattaya City in this year Vinci won 7-5 6-3

Ana and Vinci Play the third Round Tomorrow and order of play ins't confirmed yet

Ana tomorrow play doubles with Petkovic against Azarenka / Kirilenko

Ana Ivanovic Interview First Round Toronto

Q. (Off microphone.)
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, definitely very happy with that, especially now coming from San Diego. The surface and conditions are a lot different. Balls, as well.
So to be off a good start, it's really important, especially that I played a girl who already had couple of matches under her belt. You know, I never played her before, so I didn't know what to expect. I'm very pleased overall.

Q. Since winning this tournament in '06 you have been up and down. How are you feeling about your game these days, and what have you learned from maybe the last few years on the tour?
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, I learned a lot, you know. A lot about myself, as well. Because when you go through, you know, good and bad times you learn all the time basically.
When the things are going well, it's easy to take everything for granted. But then when you struggle a little bit, then you sort of appreciate certain things a little more and you become aware of certain things.
You know, now I feel really confident and good about team I have with me, and I really believe they gonna help me, you know, and help me go where I want to go.

Q. You said at Stanford that it was the first match of the new team. You were kind of nervous. Can you talk about last week and this week? Are you feeling sort of more settled now?
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, definitely Stanford was actually, you know, a tough match. You know, it's hard to have a high expectation. We have only been practicing for a week, you know. So it's a lot of new information, lots of new things to try out.
Then after that, fortunately or unfortunately I did have a week of practice before San Diego, which kind of did me good. I sort of put some things in place, and it showed on the court. So I was very pleased with that.

Q. Two victories in one day. Is that just happy day or it is beside something else?
ANA IVANOVIC: No, I'm obviously very, very happy. And, you know, also doubles, it's a lot of fun and you get to practice different things.
Actually, this morning I didn't think I would play any match, but I end up playing both, which was very good.

Q. Your first-round match would have been very different had Venus not pulled out with a virus. I'm curious with Venus and Serena having been away for a long time and now coming back, whether you sense any different dynamic around the tour?
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, it's obviously great to have them back, you know, for the game, as well. We get criticized a lot for women's tennis, but I think it's very strong. We have so many former No. 1s and past champions in the draw these days. I think it's a very strong field.
A lot of people I think take it for granted, but, you know, it's definitely good to have them back.

Q. It seems like there are a lot of former No. 1s and fluctuating in the rankings. Maybe some of us even underestimate just how difficult it is to stay up there.
ANA IVANOVIC: Yeah, it is tough. You know, you can see not only top players and the top athletes in any sport, but, you know, everyone goes through ups and downs.
I'm sure, you know, each of you goes through ups and downs. It's just normal thing. We have to deal with it in public eye that makes it a little bit hard and a little bit more personal, because people are pointing at you when you are having a bad day, you know.
So it is kind of hard, and, you know, many, many players find it hard to deal with, and I did it personally. There was a point where, you know, I wish I was on an island, but you can't really escape. You have to face the difficulties and you have to overcome them. Unfortunately there is no shortcut. You just have to go through them.

Q. When you sort of go through those periods, how do your own expectations change? Like, you know, compare yourself, what your expectations are now compared to six months ago or a year ago or 2008.
ANA IVANOVIC: The expectations do change. You know, you still have a certain ambition or certain, you know, goal you want to achieve. But obviously you can't put too much pressure on yourself.
Also, when you don't play enough of matches, you don't know what to expect. You have to lower your expectations.
You know, now, coming into tournaments I really feel I'm gonna focus on each match, and I'm gonna work as hard as I can. If that day it wasn't good enough, doesn't matter, I keep on working; whereas in the past maybe I would take it a lot more personally and a lot more emotionally.

FastScripts Transcript by ASAP Sports

Ana from her Facebook

1. What a fun day that was! This morning things were looking very uncertain with all the rain – I wasn’t totally sure I would even play. Then it stopped and I managed to win in both singles and doubles. I was pleased with how I played against Zhang. Doubles was a lot of fun. We were outplayed in the first set but then we really found our form and I’m proud of how we turned thing around.

Ana and Petkovic in Doubles First Round