Ana Ivanovic secured her second win at the 2007 Sony Ericsson Championships with a 6-2 7-6 (9) victory over Daniela Hantuchova.

The 20-year-old Ivanovic almost won the first set 6-0, but the Slovakian broke Ivanovic at 5-0, and prolonged the set. The second set was much more dramatic, there were many very long games and not to mention the tie-break! Hantuchova was a break down for the first part of the second set, but managed to even the result to 4-all. The hard-serving Serb later broke the Slovakian for a 6-5 lead, but Hantuchova didn’t give up and took the match to a tie-break. Ivanovic eventually won the long tie-break in which both the players had multiple match/set points. (photo via Getty Images)

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Ana Ivanovic got a beautiful birthday present, a hard-fought 6-1 4-6 7-5 victory over Svetlana Kuznetsova at the Sony Ericsson Championships in Madrid.

The Serbian world number four broke the Russian world number two three times to confidently take the opening set.

The second set was a different story. Just when it seemed like Ivanovic will make quick work of Kuznetsova, since the Russian was three games down, everything started to change. Kuznetsova takes the fourth game of the second set and four more games for a 5-3 lead! The Russian made a tremendous comeback, and took the match to a more than exciting third set.

Ivanovic again started with a solid 3-0 lead, but Kuznetsova evened to 3-3. As the match progressed, it became more and more thrilling. The most exciting game for me was the 11th game of the decider. The end of the match was close, the result was 5-5, and Ivanovic saved two break points, after six deuces! This game decided the winner, since Ivanovic, having mental strength on her side, finished the match by breaking Kuznetsova very quickly. (photo via Getty Images)

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I have no words to describe how professional Ana Ivanovic’s official website is. In my opinion, it is a prototype of a perfect website. What amazes me most is that the site has always been absolutely fantastic, but every now and then it gets even better by introducing new features.

The latest thing they have launched is the Ana Ivanovic Deskbar, a client which sits on your Windows Taskbar, offering access to exclusive Ana-related multimedia. It also serves as a Google-powered search facility, and provides access to a range of useful websites.

What will you get from downloading the deskbar? You will get access to exclusive wallpapers of Ivanovic (new wallpaper each month), access to exclusive screensavers of Ivanovic, quick access to all pages of her website, and more.

In the picture you can see what the deskbar looks like when you download it. So, if you can't live without Ana, it's a perfect thing for you.

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Ana Ivanovic came to Mannheim, Germany on Saturday in order to support a charity event organized by Steffi Graf as part of her foundation called “Children for Tomorrow”. Ivanovic was supposed to play a doubles exhibition match with Andre Agassi, Goran Ivanisevic and Justine Henin, but, to her surprise, she ended up playing singles against Agassi!

Ivanovic described the match as one of the most amazing experiences of her life. She was very nervous before the match, but relaxed quickly after the play had started. Ana also said that both of them took the match seriously, even though it was only an exhibition (BTW, it was a tiebreak, which Agassi won 7-4).

Most importantly, Agassi was willing to give Ana some valuable pieces of advice. “Andre was so friendly. He gave me some great advice, both tactical and mental, that I am sure is going to help me in the future,” the 19-year-old Serb said.

Ivanovic is now preparing for the Sony Ericsson Championships which will take place in Madrid from November 6-11.

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Three seeded players, Amelie Mauresmo, Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic, fell in the second round of the $1,340,000 Zurich Open on Wednesday.

Former world number one and eighth seed Amelie Mauresmo, who has struggled since an appendectomy in March, was defeated by Alona Bondarenko 2-6, 6-4, 6-1.

"I have to gain confidence by winning matches like this one but it didn't happen. And physically I'm just not at the level I've been the last several years," Mauresmo said. Read more »

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