Jelena Jankovic gave herself only three weeks of rest. The world No.1 is already training for the 2009 season, and for the preparations she chose the high altitude of San Luis in Mexico.

Jankovic seems to be taking the upcoming tennis season seriously. I wish her good luck and an addition of a Grand Slam title to her biography. (source: El Son de San Luis, via Forty Deuce, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

Ana Ivanovic doesn't want to lag behind fellow Serbian tennis player Jelena Jankovic. JJ is building a dream house in San Diego, while Ana opted for a paradise in Spain.

According to a Spanish source, the world No.5 Ivanovic spent 4.5 million euros for a 5 bedroom, 4 bath modern villa in Son Vida, Mallorca.  The current house is 950 square meters sitting on a 5900 square meter lot.

I can tell the tennis star sure loves everything Spanish!

Two more pictures of the property after the jump. Read more »

Ana Ivanovic is delivering a message to children in Serbia through UNICEF's "You are cool" campaign.

The tennis star is explaining what makes someone cool:

You are a cool person when you don't gossip about others, and when you accept them and their weaknesses as a part of your society.

The aim of the campaign is to increase tolerance and compassion among children. (via Ana Ivanovic's official website)

The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour has released the list of the fastest servers and Venus Williams tops both this year’s list and the all-time one.

The American first served her all-time record of 129 mph at the 2007 US Open, and then repeated it this year on her way to the Wimbledon title.

Top 15 Fastest Servers – 2008

1. Williams, Venus (129.0 mph – Wimbledon)
2. Groenefeld, Anna-Lena (128.0 mph – US Open)
3. Williams, Serena (125.0 mph – Miami)
4. Lisicki, Sabine (124.0 mph – Cincinnati)
5. Brémond, Severine (121.8 mph – Australian Open)
6. Bychkova, Ekaterina (121.2 mph – Roland Garros)
Petrova, Nadia (121.2 mph – Roland Garros)
8. Stosur, Samantha (121.0 mph – US Open)
9. Fedossova, Youlia (119.3 mph – Roland Garros)
10. Sprem, Karolina (119.0 mph – Amelia Island)
11. Ivanovic, Ana (118.1 mph – Roland Garros)
Tulyaganova, Iroda (118.1 mph – Australian Open)
13. Amanmuradova, Akgul (118.0 mph – Amelia Island)
Cavaday, Naomi (118.0 mph – Wimbledon)
Kleybanova, Alisa (118.0 mph – Wimbledon)

Note that the six fastest servers of all time have all emerged over the last three years. Tennis players train more and more, the physicality of the sport is increased, and faster serves are one of the proofs. Read more »

Ana Ivanovic and Fernando Verdasco were spotted shopping in Madrid prior to the Davis Cup final. Hehe, is Fernando helping his lady with the bags, or is he simply a bigger shopper?

Remember? The hottest tennis couple was also seen watching a soccer match together in Madrid. (photos via HCFOO's Tennis Blog)

On November 14, Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic had a meeting with Boris Tadic, the President of her home country, followed by an exclusive reception honoring the tennis star’s achievements in 2008.

"I'm very proud of myself for all I have accomplished in 2008," said the world No.1 Jankovic. "I worked very hard and fulfilled the dream I had since I held a tennis racquet in my hands for the first time. I can't find the right words in this moment. I remember the time when I was 10-years-old and trained in a cold balloon on Red Star courts at 6am. Thank you all for the support; my dream came true."

The meeting and reception, which took place at the Hyatt Hotel in Belgrade, were sponsored by the Serbian Tennis Federation. Jankovic got a plaque commemorating her achievements and a reward. She also received gifts from designer Roberto Cavalli and a bouquet of flowers from fellow Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic.

Take a look at what other things Jankovic was doing while in Belgrade. (via The Sony Ericsson WTA Tour)

Jelena Dokic will return to Melbourne next week to prepare for the Australian circuit, training with the Richmond Football Club's elite performance manager Matt Hornsby.

The 25-year-old Dokic is expected to perform much better than was the case 11 months ago when she had played just one satellite-level match. From being an unranked player, Dokic returned to the top 180 in the world and Australia’s best four during the 2008 season, and will not have to rely on a discretionary invitation into the Australian Open wildcard play-off at Melbourne Park from December 15-21.

"It's more just consulting and helping her with her overall program in the lead-in to the summer, and then doing maybe two or three individual sessions a week, as well," Hornsby said. "Jelena wasn't someone that I had to push to train, it was always easy to train her, and so I'm happy to help her out — she was very professional the way she went about it."

I can’t wait to see how Dokic will perform next season. The 2008 one was a successful warm-up, with the former world No.4 winning three ITF tournaments: Florence, Caserta and Darmstadt. (source: The Age, photo: Ralf Reinecke)

World No.5 Ana Ivanovic is on the cover of the November issue of Regio Aktuell magazine in Switzerland.

WTA players seem too be compensating lack of tennis with magazine covers. This latest cover of Ana Ivanovic adds to Elena Dementieva’s appearance in Russian Marie Claire and Maria Sharapova’s in Spanish GQ – and these three are the ones mentioned in the past five days only. Tennis players seem to be doing good.

There is an interview with Ivanovic in Regio Aktuell, but quite frankly, it doesn't reveal anything we haven't already known. She talks about Basel, her idol, and a bit about her tennis career.

Venus and Serena Williams appeared in a quiz during Wimbledon 2008. The sisters were answering multiple choice questions meant to test how well do they really know each other. The Williamses didn’t disappoint. Enjoy the quiz!

Ana Ivanovic used to receive UNICEF cards as a child and now she is sending those same cards to kids.

The world No.5 is the figurehead of UNICEF’s Christmas gift campaign in Serbia. She is appearing in print advertising to promote the items sold on a 100 per cent charitable basis.

The items for sale in Serbia include teddy bears, greeting cards and toys such as the "Brio Ant". They can be bought at the UNICEF Shop. (source: Ivanovic's official website)