Ana Ivanovic comfortably beat world No.215 Urszula Radwanska 6-3, 6-1, while Jelena Jankovic overcome the elder and much higher ranked Radwanska sister, Agnieszka, in three sets 6-4 6-7 7-5. These two victories in singles gave Serbia a 2-0 lead and hence victory over Poland in Fed Cup.

In an interview after her win, Ivanovic was asked whether she would play doubles with Jankovic at the Olympics. Ivanovic said that she would like to, and that the two of them would be likely to win the trophy. However, her coaches want her to focus on singles and their attitude probably won’t change. Still, she wouldn’t completely dismiss the idea. (photo via WTA World)

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Jelena Jankovic is known for being spontaneous, and so are her statements. This time she was concerned for her health, as she had to take too many painkillers to continue her semifinal match at the Australian Open, and related her situation to Heath Ledger's death.

Here’s Jankovic’s clumsy attempt to explain her injury woes:

"Yeah, I was in pain. I took so many painkillers. I was telling the doctor . . . I'm going to overdose, and I want to live."

"As you know, it was a sad story that Heath Ledger died and he took so many things, so I was like saying to the doctor, 'Please don't let me take so many'.

"I still, I am only 22. I want to live." (via Herald Sun)

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You know how shocked I was when I read that Nicole Vaidisova and Radek Stepanek, Martina Hingis’ ex-fiancé, were about to marry. Well, it proved to be just a rumor, to many people’s relief. However, they are dating.

Here are some pics of the couple. We’ve been waiting for a long time to actually see Nicole and Radek together.

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Defending champions Russia, with Maria Sharapova in the team (finally!), arrived in Israel for a press conference ahead of their Fed Cup tie versus the host country's team.

Australian Open champ Maria Sharapova, Anna Chakvetadze, Dinara Safina and Elena Vesnina play for Russia. World No. 17 Shahar Peer will lead the Israeli team this weekend, which also includes Tzipi Obziler, Keren Shlomo, and Julia Glushko. (via Down the Line)

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Two fresh Australian Open champions, Maria Sharapova and Novak Djokovic, have a lot in common, according to Novak.

The third-ranked ATP player talked to the press at Melbourne Park the day after winning his maiden Grand Slam saying,

"I think she’s a very strong female, […] She is mentally very strong and is a very strong personality. She doesn’t allow anybody to fool with her, and she shows it every time on the court. She already has three Grand Slams. That proves everything. We are kind of on the same line in life. We’ve been through difficult things in our career, and we appreciate success much more, even though we are still young."

BTW, do you remember that Sharapova was sitting in Djokovic's box at the 2007 US Open, and soon after they were partying together in New York? I have to notice that these two young, intelligent, successful, and rich tennis players would surely make a great couple! But for now, they're just friends. (via Down the Line)

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