Seedings for the June 23-July 6 Wimbledon women's singles championship have been announced on Wednesday and top-ranked Ana Ivanovic of Serbia is No.1 seed.

Ivanovic is followed by countrywoman Jelena Jankovic at No. 2, former champion Maria Sharapova at No. 3, Svetlana Kuznetsova at No. 4, Elena Dementieva at No. 5, two-time winner Serena Williams at No. 6 and defending champion and four-time winner Venus Williams at No. 7.

They are followed by:

8. Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) Read more »

Yonex, adidas and Rolex created special advertisements to congratulate their promoter, Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic, on her French Open crown and ascent to No.1. The ads are shown here.

The adidas billboard is positioned in Porte d'Auteuil, close to Roland Garros. See the Rolex billboard after the cut. Read more »

Serbia’s Ana Ivanovic is already at the top of the rankings, having officially reached the No.1 spot last Monday. Ivanovic’s compatriot Jelena Jankovic will reach career high of No.2 when the latest rankings are released on Monday, overtaking Russia’s Maria Sharapova. This means that next week the world's two highest-ranked players will be from Serbia. Read more »

Top-ranked women's tennis player Ana Ivanovic has agreed to do a Q&A segment with her fans.

To participate send your name and question to chat@onthebaseline.com. Unfortunately, you must hurry up with your submission because all questions must be sent in by the end of Thursday.

Ana will not be able to answer every question submitted, but the ones which are selected will be published at On the Baseline during the first week of the Wimbledon Championships. More info here.

UPDATE: Ana's answers to some questions are now available.

World No.1 Ana Ivanovic has withdrawn from next week's International Women's Open at Eastbourne.

The official reason for Ivanovic’s withdrawal is a problem with her abductor. However, the Serb also claims to be mentally exhausted after winning her first Grand Slam title on Saturday, and doesn’t feel ready to compete yet.

"I'm very sorry to to anyone who was hoping to see me play in Eastbourne," said the 20-year-old Ivanovic. "I've heard great things about the tournament and I was looking forward to going there, spending some time near the sea, and preparing for Wimbledon." (source: Ana Ivanovic's official website)