Fourth seed Ana Ivanovic reached her second career Grand Slam final after ninth seed Daniela Hantuchova let slip a 6-0 2-0 lead to eventually lose 0-6 6-3 6-4. Hantuchova was annoyed with Ivanovic’s behavior during the match and accused the Serb of intentionally distracting her in serving by squeaking with her feet.

Only after 45 minutes did Ivanovic take her first game, but then she settled and took the second set 6-3. The third set went with serve until 4-4 when three errors from the Slovak helped Ivanovic to break, and the Serb closed things out 6-4.

Hantuchova criticized Ivanovic of using tactics to distract her. As Hantuchova was preparing to serve Ivanovic was shuffling her feet which resulted in loud squeaking. Read more »

Ana Ivanovic defeated six-time Grand Slam champion Venus Williams and reached the Australian Open semifinals for the first time in her career. The final score was 7-6 6-4. Ivanovic’s next opponent will be Daniela Hantuchova of Slovakia who ended the remarkable run of Polish teenager Agnieszka Radwanska beating her 6-2 6-2.

The first set of the Ivanovic vs. Williams match was pulsating, with six consecutive breaks of serve. It was taken to a tiebreak which fourth seed Ivanovic won 7-3. Eighth seed Williams got to a 3-0 lead in the second set, but wasted it with inconsistent play while Ivanovic woke up and the former world No.1 couldn’t stop her from closing out the match. Read more »

Ana Ivanovic has a chance for revenge as in the Australian Open quarterfinals she clashes with Venus Williams, the woman that knocker her out of the last two Grand Slams, and in straight sets.

Fourth-seeded Ivanovic moved into the quarters with a 6-1 7-6 victory over 17-year-old Caroline Wozniacki. To defeat the Danish teenager, a girl with loads of potential to reach the very top, Ivanovic had to save three break points in the first set and a set point in the second. Read more »

Cheered on by her Australian-based relatives and the local expatriate Serb community, fourth seed Ana Ivanovic crushed Italian world No.40 Tathiana Garbin 6-0, 6-3 to move into the third round of the Australian Open.

"I just played an awesome match, I really hope I can keep at this level and play as long as possible here," said the 20-year-old Ivanovic.

The world No.3, who advanced in just 66 minutes, will next face seed No.28 Katarina Srebotnik of Slovenia. The Serb is definitely the favorite in this match as she has the perfect 3-0 record against the Slovenian and has shown she is in spectacular form at her favorite Grand Slam.

BTW: I haven't told you before, but do stop by Ana Ivanovic's Australian Open blog if you want to see this Grand Slam from her point of view or ask her a question. (photo via Ana Ivanovic's site)

Could you have recognized her? This is the current world No.4 when she was a kid.

Today, Ana Ivanovic’s official website has included many of her childhood photos. You simply must take a look! There is a photo from her eighth birthday, many photos from the seaside, etc.

My favorite is definitely this one. Hey, here she resembles her mother a little bit! This is the first time I'm noticing that.